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Mike Kelley Read Bio Collapse
Mike Kelley Read Bio Collapse
Mike Kelley (1954-2012) was an American artist regarded as one of the most influential members of the Conceptual Art movement. Concerned with abjection, youth, class, and the divide between high and low culture, Kelley’s work was often both playful and grotesque, using found objects like stuffed animals, knickknacks, and child-like drawings in its skeptical investigation of societal norms. Working across disciplines in installations, sculpture, drawings, paintings, and videos, Kelley’s career was both eclectic and prolific.
Art Criticism
Posted: February 21, 2020
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The Occult & Mysticism
Art Criticism
Posted: July 25, 2019
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Globalization
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Health & Disease, Childhood & Youth
Art Criticism
Posted: February 27, 2019
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Music
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Love, Figurative Painting, Drugs & Psychadelia
Art Criticism
Posted: June 12, 2017
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Sculpture, Performance
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Public Art, Site-Specific Art, Public Space, Video Art
Art Criticism
Posted: June 21, 2016
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Gender, Museums
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Identity Politics, Representation, Internationalism
Art Criticism
Posted: October 30, 2015
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Animation & Cartoons, Childhood & Youth, Memory, Pop Culture
Art Criticism
Posted: February 2, 2015
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Publishing
Art Criticism
Posted: November 11, 2014
Art Criticism
Posted: November 22, 2013
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Latin America, Museums
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Mexico
Art Criticism
Posted: February 6, 2012
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Education
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Memorials & Obituaries, Death, Community, Pop Culture, Trauma