{"product_id":"destroy-all-monsters-killing-me-softly-limited-edition","title":"DESTROY ALL MONSTERS \/ Killing Me Softly","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDestroy All Monsters\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eKilling Me Softly, 1995-96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBox containing bound printed matter and mixed-media elements\u003cbr\u003eNumber 218 from the edition of 250\u003cbr\u003eSigned by Mike Kelley, Jim Shaw, Cary Loren and Niagara\u003cbr\u003e18.5 x 18.5cm\u003cbr\u003eSelf published\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCondition: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNear Fine. Complete with the original box and mixed-media elements. Light shelf wear and minor handling to the box, including gentle toning and trivial rubbing consistent with age. The original Tuxedo Jam \"Spiffy is Cool!\" packet remains unopened, preserving its contents intact. Signed by Mike Kelley, Jim Shaw, Cary Loren and Niagara, and numbered \u003cstrong data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"497\"\u003e218 from the edition of 250\u003c\/strong\u003e. An exceptionally well-preserved example of this scarce boxed multiple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e~\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"914\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eProduced between 1995 and 1996, \u003cem data-start=\"464\" data-end=\"483\"\u003eKilling Me Softly\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Destroy All Monsters' most ambitious artist publications, bringing together printed matter, found materials and multiple components within a hand-assembled boxed edition. Conceived by the legendary Detroit collective—Mike Kelley, Jim Shaw, Cary Loren and Niagara—the work reflects the group's enduring commitment to collapsing the boundaries between visual art, underground music, performance and independent publishing.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"1335\"\u003ePart artist's book, part archival object and part conceptual multiple, \u003cem data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"1006\"\u003eKilling Me Softly\u003c\/em\u003e draws on the group's distinctive visual language of pulp imagery, collage, counterculture and DIY aesthetics. Echoing the experimental spirit that defined Destroy All Monsters from the early 1970s onwards, the publication resists conventional categorisation, functioning simultaneously as artwork, document and editioned object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1608\"\u003eThis example is \u003cstrong data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1504\"\u003esigned by all four principal members of Destroy All Monsters—Mike Kelley, Jim Shaw, Cary Loren and Niagara—and numbered 218 from the edition of 250\u003c\/strong\u003e, making it an exceptional example of one of the collective's rarest and most sought-after publications.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DESTROY ALL MONSTERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45066124951833,"sku":"","price":1720.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/5024\/2841\/files\/IMG_0121_e2579ff5-79b6-4ded-abfc-7a2660498aeb.jpg?v=1783941278","url":"https:\/\/landslidebooksandobjects.com\/products\/destroy-all-monsters-killing-me-softly-limited-edition","provider":"Landslide","version":"1.0","type":"link"}