Mike Kelley
Directing
Born: 1954-10-27 in Wayne, Michigan, USA
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
Known For
Kappa
The Kappa
Blind Country
Day Is Done
Morose Ghoul (voice)
Made in Hollywood
Family Tyranny (Modeling and Molding)
Son
Cinderella
Accordian Player
Heidi: Midlife Crisis Trauma Center and Negative Media-Engram Abreaction Release Zone
Garage Sale II
Sir Drone
Jinx
The Banana Man
Grow Live Monsters
Manson victim - sax player
The Broken Rule
After Modernism: The Dilemma of Influence
Self