This companion volume to the artist's largest exhibition to date is a feast taken from countless visual documents of Kelley's early formation, such
as his involvement with the experimental band Destroy All Monsters (DAM), which also featured Jim Shaw, Cary Loren, and Niagara (born Lynn Rovner) in 1973 while Kelly and Shaw were students at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; early performative sculptures and objects; drawings; paintings; handmade dolls and stuffed animal sculptures;
photography; videos; and endless inventive installations in various forms and shapes that explore and deal with the themes of self - destruction, repression, class relations, sexuality, religion, politics, and whatever else lies between the grotesque and the sublime, the
sacred and the profane.
This book covers the entire spectrum, from her nudes and
sacred landscapes, fine art
photography, and fashion editorials to sneak peaks into her life
as a mother of five.