Bøger af Mike Kelley

The second volume of writings by Los Angeles artist Mike Kelley, focusing on his own work.What John C. Welchman calls the "blazing network of focused conflations" from which Mike Kelley's styles are generated is on display in all its diversity in this second volume of the artist's writings. The first volume, Foul Perfection, contained thematic essays and writings about other artists; this collection concentrates on Kelley's own work, ranging from texts in "voices" that grew out of scripts for performance pieces to expository critical and autobiographical 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. "Video Statements and Proposals" are introductions to videos made by Kelley and other artists, including Paul McCarthy and Bob Flanagan and Sheree Rose. "Image-Texts" offers writings that accompany or are part of artworks and installations. This section includes "A Stopgap Measure," Kelley's zestful millennial essay in social satire, and "Meet John Doe," a collage of appropriated texts. "Architecture" features an discussion of Kelley's Educational Complex (1995) and an interview in which he reflects on the role of architecture in his work. Finally, "Ufology" considers the aesthetics and sexuality of space as manifested by UFO sightings and abduction scenarios.

Seven contemporary artists build upon Mike Kelley's titular concept, producing works that comment on lived experience within built environmentsNonmemory brings together works by Mike Kelley and a group of artists--Kelly Akashi, Meriem Bennani, Beatriz Cortez, Raúl de Nieves, Olivia Erlanger, Lauren Halsey and Max Hooper Schneider--whose work similarly engages Kelley's titular concept: the 'non-memory' of the various institutional spaces or built environments he encountered in his life. Documenting the eponymous exhibition at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles in 2023-24, the book also features reproductions of important works by Kelley, his foundational essay, 'Architectural Non-memory Replaced with Psychic Reality, ' conversations with each artist, and a new text by exhibition curator and editor of the publication Jay Ezra Nayssan.

When Jacques Gendron experiences the brutal force of Radical Islam, he sets out to find the answer to the question, 'Why?' Why has there been so much violence in the name of the world's leading religions? The answers he uncovers are startling, disturbing and dangerous. Jacques takes a roller-coaster ride through many countries, from Canada to Pakistan, with a high price to pay. Find out why Jacques' search also reveals that "Israel does not have, and never did have, a divine right to the land of Palestine"

When one has thousands of pages of words some maybe should be shared, not as a history, but more of love and Christian inspiration. Each heading will be less a story and more that of prose that carries with it thoughts that you might have had yourself. I might offer that the best way to take on these words would be with a soft light and a warm cup of tea or coffee and a prayer.

The photography collected in A View from the Top arose out of a desire to document a singular body of work-the Viewpoint Collection.

Awakened in the night Jesus speaking to me a voicespoken low. "I cannot hear you Jesus, help me nowthough this pencil in my hand". He took the pencil andpressed it to the page. He wrote words that hurt me,and made me cry. I could clearly read them even withthe tears in my eyes. He took the pencil, held it to myface, all the words he erased. He wanted me for apurpose, but I didn't carry through, then he gave meback the pencil and a job for him to do, this time I willfollow his calling to do what he would have me do.Through my prayers, now I share with you.

This is an amazing account of the author's life as a British expatriate, when he spent more than twenty-seven years within some of the most radical countries on earth; including, Libya, Yemen and Sudan. A facinating story relating how he got caught up in the First Gulf War, and the civil wars in both Yemen and Sudan. He was at a gas plant when it exploded, held captive by Al Qaeda in Yemen, and evacuated by the French Foreign Legion. He saw beauty and horror, met with radical Islamists as well as an Imam preacher of peace. Here you will find tears and laughter along with a first-hand account of world events

England was never to be the same again after this eventful year. Here is a powerful story, where you can feel the tension, live the actions and be amazed at the intrigue. This story covers just one tumultuous year, from Christmas Day 1065 to Christmas Day 1066. You will meet the heroes who stood against overwhelming odds to protect their families, and the traitors who sold their country for a price. What was it like to stand behind an English shield-wall on foot, against charging cavalry? What was it like to see 10,000 Vikings sack Scarborough? What was it like to be at the battles of Fulford, Stamford Bridge and Hastings? What was it like to see the rape of your beloved country? This is a book you will never forget; all based on real events.