Mike Kelley

Director

Born: October 27, 1954
Died: January 31, 2012 (age 57)
From: Wayne, 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…

Filmography (24)

Mobile Homestead
Mobile Homestead (2011)
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Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #36 (Vice Anglais) (2011)
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The Judson Church Horse Dance (2011)
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A Voyage of Growth and Discovery (2010)
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Day Is Done (2006)
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Bridge Visitor (Legend-Trip) (2004)
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Heidi’s Four Basket Dances (2001)
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Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #1 (Domestic Scene) (2000)
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A Dance Incorporating Movements Derived from Experiments by Harry F. Harlow and Choreographed in the Manner of Martha Graham
A Dance Incorporating Movements Derived from Experiments by Harry F. Harlow and Choreographed in the Manner of Martha Graham (1999)
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Superman Recites Selections from 'The Bell Jar' and Other Works by Sylvia Plath (1999)
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Out O' Actions
Out O' Actions (1998)
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Fresh Acconci (1995)
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Grow Live Monsters (1995)
Manson victim - sax player
Heidi: Midlife Crisis Trauma Center and Negative Media-Engram Abreaction Release Zone (1992)
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After Modernism: The Dilemma of Influence (1992)
Self
Made in Hollywood (1990)
Sir Drone (1989)
Jinx
Blind Country (1989)
Family Tyranny (Modeling and Molding) (1987)
Son
Kappa (1986)
The Kappa
Cinderella (1986)
Accordian Player
The Banana Man (1983)
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Garage Sale II (1980)
The Broken Rule (1979)