
Known for
Directing
Born
October 27, 1954
Birthplace
Wayne, Michigan, USA
Died
January 31, 2012 (aged 57)
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, co...
2011
Director
2011
2011
Director, Writer, Music, Choreographer
2010
Director
2010
Executive Producer
2006
as Morose Ghoul (voice), Writer, Music, Director
2004
Director
2001
Director
2000
Director, Producer
1999
1999
1998
Director
1995
Director
1995
as Manson victim - sax player, Music
1992
1992
1990
1989
as Jinx
1989
Script, Original Concept
1987
1986
as The Kappa, Writer, Animation
1986
as Accordian Player
1983
Director
1980
1979