Mike Kelley

Mike Kelley

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Wayne, Michigan, USA
October 27, 1954

Biography

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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Representative Works

Made in Hollywood
Made in Hollywood
7.3
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Kappa
Kappa
7.0
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Day Is Done
Day Is Done
No Rating Yet
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Blind Country
Blind Country
6.0
/ English
Fresh Acconci
Fresh Acconci
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The Quinn-tuplets
The Quinn-tuplets
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Cinderella
Cinderella
8.0
/ English
Garage Sale II
Garage Sale II
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Out O' Actions
Out O' Actions
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #1 (Domestic Scene)
2000Nominee

Best Director

Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #1 (Domestic Scene)

Family Tyranny (Modeling and Molding)
1987Nominee

Best Performance

Family Tyranny (Modeling and Molding)

Made in Hollywood
1990Nominee

Best Performance

Made in Hollywood

Career Highlights

Kappa
1986Highlight

Best Performance

Kappa

Day Is Done
2006Highlight

Best Performance

Day Is Done