Lot 72
  • 72

Mike Kelley

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • Mike Kelley
  • The Past and The Future
  • acrylic on paper, in 2 parts
  • Each: 18 by 24 in. 45.7 by 61 cm.
  • Executed in 1980.

Exhibited

Claremont, California, Pomona College, Crossing the Line: Word and Image In Art, 1960-1990, September - October 1990
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum; Paris, Centre Pompidou; New York, MoMA PS1; Los Angeles, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Mike Kelley, December 2012 - July 2014, p. 40, illustrated

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The sheets are hinged on the reverse to the backing board. There are artist's pinholes and minor tears in the corners of each sheet. There is a minor tear at the center right edge of the left hand sheet. There is undulation and pale time staining to each sheet. Framed under Plexiglas.
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