Uncanny by Mike Kelley, Used (4 results)

First Edition thus. Quarto. Expanded edition of the lush catalogue published to accompany Mike Kelley's landmark 1993 Sonsbeek installation, for which he curated a selection of figurative sculptures, photographs. and objects based on the theme of the uncanny. In 2004, this project was revisited, for an exhibition that traveled to Tate Liverpool (Feb. 20 - May 3) and Mumok in Vienna (Jul. 15 - Oct. 31). Minor rubbing to illustrated wrappers; near fine.

Softcover. Condition: Sehr gut. 2. Auflage. Z : 21 x 28,5 cm, 350 Seiten/pages - This new edition of the legendary 1993 Arnheim Catalogue has been completely revised and enlarged by the artist and appears in two volumes: the English edition in May to coincide with the Kelley exhibition at the Tate Liverpool, and, in June 2004, an edition which includes a German translation as well as an interview with the artist. The Uncanny consists of over 100 documentary photos of the human figure relating to the concept of the uncanny Doppelgaenger in its interrelationship between life and death. Freud described the uncanny as a suppressed and yet familiar state which can reappear transformed into a fearful guise. For the most part Kelley uses works from fellow artists such as Jasper Johns, Paul Thek, Paul McCarthy, Jeff Koons, Tony Oursler etc. The book also contains new additions to the collection, the Harems, photos from chewing gum cards, postcards, LP covers, magazines and toys, all related to the theme of childhood and youth.

150 pp.; 24 x 17 cm.; sewn bound; black-and-white; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed Exhibition catalogue / artist's book produced in conjunction with the Sonsbeek 93 exhibition, held at the Gemeentemuseum, Arnhem, The Netherlands, June 5 - September 26, 1993. Curated and with an essay "Playing with Dead Things," by Mike Kelley. Designed by Mike Kelley and Wigger Bierma. Curatorial assistance provided by Agaath van der Kamp, Kelly Mason, and Pae White. Text in English. Reference : "Sand in der Vaseline : Künstlerbüucher 1980 - 2002" by Uwe Koch, Sabine Roeder, Dorothea Klein, Klaus Pohl, Melitta Kliege. Köln, Germany : Verlag der Buchandlung Walther König, 2003, pp. 67. Very Good. 2.2 cm. pale area of adhesive marking on recto cover. Light rubbing of cover edges and bumping of bottom right corner of recto. Light yellowing of pages, contents clean and unmarked.

First Edition. Small quarto. Enormously influential catalogue published in conjunction with "The Uncanny", an exhibition organized by Sonsbeek 93 in the Gemeentemuseum, Arnhem, The Netherlands. Curated by Kelley, who also edited and provided text for the catalogue. The exhibition took on mythical status and was re-staged in Liverpool in 2004, with a new catalogue. All 115 illustrations described in the rear; an arresting mixture of mannequin-related art works and figurative sculpture from the sixties onwards. Near fine in photo-illustrated wrappers. Uncommon.