Mike Kelley

Known for DirectingBorn 1954-10-27Died 2012-01-31Wayne, 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 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 encyclopediaRead more

Movies & web series

Cinderella

Made in Hollywood

Kappa

Sir Drone

Blind Country

Mobile Homestead

Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #36 (Vice Anglais)

The Judson Church Horse Dance

A Voyage of Growth and Discovery

The Quinn-tuplets

Day Is Done

Bridge Visitor (Legend-Trip)

Heidi’s Four Basket Dances

Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #1 (Domestic Scene)

A Dance Incorporating Movements Derived from Experiments by Harry F. Harlow and Choreographed in the Manner of Martha Graham

Superman Recites Selections from 'The Bell Jar' and Other Works by Sylvia Plath

Out O' Actions

Grow Live Monsters

Fresh Acconci

Heidi: Midlife Crisis Trauma Center and Negative Media-Engram Abreaction Release Zone

After Modernism: The Dilemma of Influence

Family Tyranny (Modeling and Molding)

The Banana Man

Garage Sale II

The Broken Rule