Mike Kelley
Directing · Born Oct 27, 1954 · Died Jan 31, 2012 (57) · 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
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Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #36 (Vice Anglais)
2011
The Judson Church Horse Dance
2011
A Voyage of Growth and Discovery
2010
Day Is Done
2006
Bridge Visitor (Legend-Trip)
2004
Heidi’s Four Basket Dances
2001
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #1 (Domestic Scene)
2000
Superman Recites Selections from 'The Bell Jar' and Other Works by Sylvia Plath
1999
Fresh Acconci
1995
Heidi: Midlife Crisis Trauma Center and Negative Media-Engram Abreaction Release Zone
1992
The Banana Man
1983
