The Times When An Artwork Is Remembered Is Important

Mike Kelley, Street Signs, 2004, silkscreen and enamel on aluminum, 15 x 24 in., ed. 72/100, published by CELA/LACE, selling 10 Sept 2026 at LA Modern This sweet Mike Kelley edition at LA Modern next month reminded me of the sweet Louise Lawler edition in a two-artist show with Hans Haacke at Maxwell Graham last spring. Louise Lawler, Alizarin (Terrorists are made, not born), 2023, Dye sublimation print on plywoodInstalled in any direction, 7 × 9 inches, ed. 30 + 10 AP Which is a little deceptive, since the Lawler’s less than a quarter the size. So for scale, here’s what they’d look like if you hung them both next to a looted Chandigarh chair: Auditions to the right, looting to the left: image adapted from LA Modern The Kelley is titled, Street Sign. The Lawler is titled, Alizarin (Terrorists are made, not born). When Lawler first showed Alizarin &c., in 2023, at Sprüth Magers in Los Angeles, there was an actual street sign: Screencap from a woozy video made for Louise Lawler’s 2024…