Mike Kelley

    Mike Kelley

    October 27, 1954 (70 years old) in Wayne, Michigan, USA

    Mike Kelley was one of the most provocative and influential figures in contemporary art. His idiosyncratic works negotiate a charged terrain of desire, dread and sociopathology in everyday life. With deadpan humor, he invests childhood toys, kitsch, and ordinary objects with subversive meaning. His video projects, often created with collaborators such as Paul McCarthy, Raymond Pettibon, and Tony Oursler, inhabit a peculiarly American landscape infused with irony and pop cultural debris. - - - - Michael "Mike" Kelley (October 27, 1954 in Wayne, Michigan – c. January 31, 2012 in South Pasadena) was an American artist. His work involved found objects, textile banners, drawings, assemblage, collage, performance and video. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Known For

    KappaKappa
    Made in HollywoodMade in Hollywood
    CinderellaCinderella
    After Modernism: The Dilemma of InfluenceAfter Modernism: The Dilemma of Influence
    Day Is DoneDay Is Done

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