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
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