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

Made in Hollywood
Heidi: Midlife Crisis Trauma Center and Negative Media-Engram Abreaction Release Zone
Kappa
Day Is Done
Blind Country
The Quinn-tuplets
Sir Drone
Out O' Actions
Cinderella
Heidi’s Four Basket Dances

Top Movie Credits

Made in Hollywood
Heidi: Midlife Crisis Trauma Center and Negative Media-Engram Abreaction Release Zone Director
Kappa Writer
Day Is Done Director
Blind Country Script
The Quinn-tuplets Executive Producer
Sir Drone Jinx
Out O' Actions Director
Cinderella Accordian Player
Heidi’s Four Basket Dances Director