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Mike Kelley

Mike Kelley

American, 1954–2012

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Michael Kelley was an American artist whose work involved found objects, textile banners, drawings, assemblage, collage, performance, photography, sound and video. He also worked on curatorial projects; collaborated with many other artists and musicians; and left a formidable body of critical and creative writing. He often worked collaboratively and had produced projects with artists Paul McCarthy, Tony Oursler, and John Miller. Writing in The New York Times, in 2012, Holland Cotter described the artist as "one of the most influential American artists of the past quarter century and a pungent commentator on American class, popular culture and youthful rebellion."

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Works in Collection

31 works
A Bird Always Builds a Nest in His House

A Bird Always Builds a Nest in His House

Mike Kelley

1978

A Home for Birds Near and Far

A Home for Birds Near and Far

Mike Kelley

1978

A Moral Choice

A Moral Choice

Mike Kelley

1978

A Trip with the Teacher

A Trip with the Teacher

Mike Kelley

1975

ACT UP Art Box

ACT UP Art Box

Ross Bleckner

1993–94, published 1994

Blue Plaid Cap/Brown Plaid Body

Blue Plaid Cap/Brown Plaid Body

Mike Kelley

1997

Creationism

Creationism

Mike Kelley

c. 1981–82

Critical Inquiry in Green

Critical Inquiry in Green

Mike Kelley

1998

Defamation. Soft and Hard

Defamation. Soft and Hard

Mike Kelley

1986

Deodorized Central Mass with Satellites

Deodorized Central Mass with Satellites

Mike Kelley

1991/1999

Empathy Displacement: Humanoid Morphology (2nd and 3rd Remove) #1

Empathy Displacement: Humanoid Morphology (2nd and 3rd Re...

Mike Kelley

1990

Exploring from Plato's Cave, Rothko's Chapel, Lincoln's Profile

Exploring from Plato's Cave, Rothko's Chapel, Lincoln's P...

Mike Kelley

1985

Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #1 (A Domestic Scene)

Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #1 (A ...

Mike Kelley

2000

Garbage Drawing #14

Garbage Drawing #14

Mike Kelley

1988

Heart with Fancy Hat

Heart with Fancy Hat

Mike Kelley

1989

Heidi

Heidi

Mike Kelley

1992

Hibernating Egg: Postoperative State from ACT UP Art Box

Hibernating Egg: Postoperative State from ACT UP Art Box

Mike Kelley

1994

It's Easter in My Brain

It's Easter in My Brain

Mike Kelley

1990

Jerry Meandering/Mr. and Mrs. Ford at Play

Jerry Meandering/Mr. and Mrs. Ford at Play

Mike Kelley

1976

Jesse Helms Protest Sign

Jesse Helms Protest Sign

Mike Kelley

1990

Kandor 13

Kandor 13

Mike Kelley

2007

Mo See Attack

Mo See Attack

Mike Kelley

1976

Monkey Island: Travelogue

Monkey Island: Travelogue

Mike Kelley

1982–83

Parkett no. 31

Parkett no. 31

David Hammons

1992

Exhibitions

1 exhibitions

Nov 09, 1989 – Feb 13, 1990

Drawings of the Eighties from the Collection, Part I

35 artists · 1 curator