Mike Kelley
Sign in to saveAmerican artist (1954–2012)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1954-10-17
- Died
- 2012-01-31
- Works
- 45
Top works
- Blur of the otherworldly
- John Miller
- Divine Right?
- Nonmemory
- Mike Kelley : Deodorized Central Mass with Satellites
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Film & TV
Directing · 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…
Known for
- Day Is Done — Morose Ghoul (voice)2006
- Grow Live Monsters — Manson victim - sax player1995
- Heidi: Midlife Crisis Trauma Center and Negative Media-Engram Abreaction Release Zone1992
- After Modernism: The Dilemma of Influence — Self1992
- Made in Hollywood1990
- Sir Drone — Jinx1989
- Blind Country1989
- Family Tyranny (Modeling and Molding) — Son1987
- Cinderella — Accordian Player1986
- Kappa — The Kappa1986
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 381
- Total plays
- 3,564
Tags
American performance artist and installation artistexperimentalambientsound artCompound Annex Records
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Key dates
- Born
- 17 October 1954
- Died
- 31 January 2012
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mike
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Wayne
- Place of death
- South Pasadena
- Occupation
- film producer
- Educated at
- California Institute of the Arts
- Languages spoken
- Spanish