Mike Kelley

Born: 1954-10-27

Birthplace: Wayne, Michigan, USA

Biography

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.

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Known For

Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #1 (Domestic Scene)
Fresh Acconci
Day Is Done
Heidi: Midlife Crisis Trauma Center and Negative Media-Engram Abreaction Release Zone
Family Tyranny (Modeling and Molding)
The Quinn-tuplets
Kappa
Made in Hollywood
Blind Country
Heidi’s Four Basket Dances

Top Movie Credits

Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #1 (Domestic Scene) Producer
Fresh Acconci Director
Day Is Done Director
Heidi: Midlife Crisis Trauma Center and Negative Media-Engram Abreaction Release Zone Director
Family Tyranny (Modeling and Molding) Son
The Quinn-tuplets Executive Producer
Kappa Animation
Made in Hollywood
Blind Country Original Concept
Heidi’s Four Basket Dances Director