Nonmemory

Beginning with his ‘Educational Complex’ (1995), and ending with ‘Mobile Homestead’ (2005-2013), the second half of Mike Kelley’s career was largely devoted to exploring the porousness of memory in relation to space, producing extraordinary fantasy structures and imaginary landscapes that manifested a new ‘psychic reality.’ Kelley’s architectural and environmental reformulations arose from what he called ‘non-memory’ of the various institutional spaces or built environments he encountered in his life, such as his childhood home and church, and every school he attended. Using Kelley’s concept of ‘Non-memory’ as a point of departure, Jay Ezra Nayssan, Founder and Director of Del Vaz Projects, has curated ‘Nonmemory,’ which opens 15 September at Hauser & Wirth’s Downtown Los Angeles complex.