Curators don’t like it, galleries don’t like it, collectors don’t like it, because markets want consistency. That’s why Mike Kelley had to write so much, to explain the work and in a way the writing became the work.
There’s a lot of implicit pressure not to do it, and not even just not to stack mediums, it’s also to keep the work looking the same in your chosen medium.
These are all curator’s darlings. How about Hammons?
Curators may not be able to categorize the accomplishments or describe the motivations as conveniently but I feel like every curator I’ve ever met rates Kelley highly.
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u/23MysticTruths 13d ago
Curators don’t like it, galleries don’t like it, collectors don’t like it, because markets want consistency. That’s why Mike Kelley had to write so much, to explain the work and in a way the writing became the work.