Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held March 1 – July 19, 2009. Edited by Martin Hentschel. Text by John C. Welchman. "Commissioned to produce an installation for Mies van der Rohe's Museum Haus Lange, John Baldessari decided to 'rub the building up the wrong way' with humorous interventions. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held October 13, 2009 – January 10, 2010 at the Tate Modern, London. Traveled to Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, February 5 - April 25, 2010; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, June 20 - September 12, 2010; and to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, October 17, 2010 - January 9, 2011. ... [details]
Issue edited by Tim Griffin. Essays "Passages: Daniel Birnbaum, Ann Goldstein, and Daniel Buren on Pontus Hultén," by Daniel Birnbaum, Ann Goldstein, and Daniel Buren; "Passages: Michael Tolkin on Robert Altman," by Michael Tulkin; "Books: Arthur C. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held 12 May - July 29, 2007. Essays by Stefan Gonert, Christina Végh, John C. Welchman. "Baldessari has engaged the theme of music off and on throughout his career, but until now, those investigations haven’t been seen in one cohesive volume. ... [details]
Issue edited by Tim Griffin. Essays "Passages: Robert Storr on Al Held," by Robert Storr; "Books: Michael Hardt on 'Afflicted Powers,'" by Michael Hardt; "Books: T.J. Clark on Retort," by T.J. Clark; "Film: Andrew Solomon on 'Ballets Russes,'" by Andrew Solomon; "Film: Amy Taubin on Chantal Akerman," by Amy Taubin; "Architecture: Aaron Betsky on Herzog & de Meuron," by Aaron Betsky; "Performance: Steven Henry Madoff on the Festival d'Avignon," by Steven Henry Madoff; "Tech: Michelle Kuo on Robert Whitman," by Michelle Kuo; "Top Ten," by Cathy Wilkes; "Man Without Qualities: The Art of Michael Krebber," by Daniel Birnbaum, John Kelsey, and Jessica Morgan; "Tent Community: Art Fair Art," by Jack Bankowsky; "1000 Words: Mike Kelley," by John C. ... [details]
"This publication reunites Mike Kelley's major interviews with artists and cultural figures such as AA Bronson, Larry Clark, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Jutta Koether, Harmony Korine, Tony Oursler, Richard Prince, Jim Shaw, Michael Smith, Jeffrey Sconce, and John Waters, outlining, in the same manner as his critical essays, an artistic genealogy that draws its references from American popular culture, scientific and historical research, and the inhibitions of Western society. ... [details]
Second volume of Mike Kelley's collected writings. "Minor Histories organizes Kelley's writings into five sections. 'Statements' consists of twenty pieces produced between 1984 and 2002 (most of which were written to accompany exhibitions), including "Ajax," which draws on Homer, Colgate- Palmolive, and Longinus to present its eponymous hero; 'Some Aesthetic High Points,' an exercise in autobiography that counters the standard artist bio included in catalogs and press releases; and a sequence of "creative writings" that use mass cultural tropes in concert with high art mannerisms—approximating in prose the visual styles that characterize Kelley's artwork. ... [details]
Artists' book / exhibition catalogue for show held at Tate Liverpool, February 20 - May 3, 2004 and traveled to Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Köln, July 15 - October 31, 2004. "Taking Freud's idea of the Uncanny as a starting point, artist Mike Kelley plays Sunday curator and presents work by Hans Bellmer, Marcel Broodthaers, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Robert Gober, Damien Hirst, Edward Kienholz, Jeff Koons, Jasper Johns, Paul McCarthy, Matt Mullican, Bruce Nauman, Tony Oursler, Cindy Sherman, Paul Thek, and others (reprinted from a 1993 catalogue), plus photos of chewing gum wrappers, postcards, record covers, and toys, all connected to ideas of youth and the Uncanny. ... [details]
Monograph of work by Mike Kelley. Essays by Isabelle Graw, John C. Welchman, Anthony Vidler, Georges Bataille and Charles Fort. Includes chronology of selected exhibitions, projects, articles, interviews and a bibliography. [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "All Around Esthetes: Jeffrey Slonim on the Most Moving Pictures," by Jeffrey Slonim; "American Myths: J. Hoberman on the Summer of '69," by J. Hoberman; "Theater: Maria Nadotti on 'Venezia Salva,'" by Maria Nadotti; "Fashion: Hilton Als on Grease," by Hilton Als; "Real Life Rock: Greil Marcus' Top Ten," by Greil Marcus; "Letter from Munich," by Ingrid Rein; "People's Parties: Bully Sullivan and Marcelo Krasilcic," by Jack Pierson; "Philip Taafe: 'Al Quasbah,'" by Edmund White; "Critical Reflections," by Peter Schjeldahl with an introduction by Robert Storr; "Some Aspects of Color in General and Red and Black in Particular," by Donald Judd with Remembrances by Richard Serra, Larry Bell, Paula Cooper, Arne Glimcher, John Wesley, Hannah Green, Roni Horn, David Rabinowitch, and Douglas Baxter; "Rising Sign: Return of 'Spiral Jetty,'" by Jean-Pierre Criqui; "Yo Morris," by Thomas Crow; "Home Made Strange," Jean-Pierre Criqui talks with Marc Augé. ... [details]
