More Love Hours Than Can Ever Be Repaid
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More Love Hours Than Can Ever Be Repaid is a seminal mixed-media installation by artist Mike Kelley that incorporates used stuffed animals and handmade crafts to explore themes of childhood, sentimentality, and emotional labor.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| More Love Hours Than Can Ever Be Repaid canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
art installation
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mixed-media artwork ⓘ |
| artForm |
assemblage
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installation art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1980s American art
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Los Angeles art scene ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Mike Kelley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
children’s toys
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domestic craft objects ⓘ |
| describedAs |
iconic example of stuffed-animal installations
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seminal work in Mike Kelley’s career ⓘ |
| explores |
commodification of affection
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psychological charge of everyday objects ⓘ tension between care and neglect ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
contemporary installation art using found toys
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discourse on affect and labor in art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
afghans
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crocheted items ⓘ doilies ⓘ knitted items ⓘ stuffed animals sewn together ⓘ |
| inCollection | Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
affective labor
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childhood ⓘ consumer culture ⓘ domesticity ⓘ emotional labor ⓘ memory ⓘ sentimentality ⓘ |
| movement |
conceptual art
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postmodern art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of sentimental value
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use of discarded toys ⓘ |
| title | More Love Hours Than Can Ever Be Repaid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
found objects
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handmade crafts ⓘ textiles ⓘ used stuffed animals ⓘ |
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