Lot Essay
"I want the initial perception of it to elicit comfort, which then starts to break down. You come to recognize that it's not what you thought it was." - Mike Kelley
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Two Frogs/Two Cats
Details
Mike Kelley (1954-2012)
Two Frogs/Two Cats
four elements--stuffed animals
20 x 69 x 7 in. (50.8 x 175.3 x 17.8 cm.)
Executed in 1990.
Two Frogs/Two Cats
four elements--stuffed animals
20 x 69 x 7 in. (50.8 x 175.3 x 17.8 cm.)
Executed in 1990.
Provenance
Metro Pictures, New York
Janet de Botton, London
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, New York, 4 May 1993, lot 274
Marc Jancou Contemporary, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Janet de Botton, London
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, New York, 4 May 1993, lot 274
Marc Jancou Contemporary, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Metro Pictures, Mike Kelley, 1990.
St. Barthélemy, Me.di.um Gallery, Mike Kelley: 1975-1994, December 2005-January 2006, p. 19 (illustrated).
New York, Marc Jancou Contemporary, Mike Kelley, Selected Works 1990-1995, October-November 2013.
St. Barthélemy, Me.di.um Gallery, Mike Kelley: 1975-1994, December 2005-January 2006, p. 19 (illustrated).
New York, Marc Jancou Contemporary, Mike Kelley, Selected Works 1990-1995, October-November 2013.
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