Mike Kelley

Also known as Michael Kelley, Michael "Mike" Kelley, Mike Kelly

American artist (1954–2012)

Person · Open Library

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

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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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1954
Active to: 2012

Discography

Member of

Extended Organ2000–2012
Destroy All Monsters

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 381
Total plays: 3,564

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
Award: Guggenheim Fellowship
Participant in: Documenta IX
Genre: conceptual art
Movement: contemporary art
Official website: www.mikekelley.com
Work location: Los Angeles

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date of death: 2012-01-31
date of birth: 1954-10-17
manner of death: Suicide
described by source: UbuWeb
has works in the collection: Whitney Museum of American Art
partner in business or sport: Tony Oursler
start of work period: 1976-01-01
end of work period: 2011-01-01
cause of death: carbon monoxide poisoning

Sources (10)

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Gallery (2)

Available in 17 languages

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