Mike Kelley
American, 1954–2012
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Bio
Los Angeles–based artist, critic, and curator Mike Kelley’s varied output included ritualized performance pieces, films, installations, wall-size drawings, paintings, and collaborations with artists such as Paul McCarthy, Tony Oursler, and bands …
Blue-chip representation
Represented by internationally reputable galleries.
High auction record
$3.3m, Christie's, 2016
Notable works
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"My Little Friend", 2007, Plush Toy, Edition, Sounds, with Original Packaging, 2007$3,500
Little Friend, 2007Bidding closed
Carpet #2, 2003Contact for Price
Kandor 20 , 2007Contact for Price
UntitledContact for Price
Banner (Shamrock/Spade), 1989Bidding closed
Lobed, 2008-2009Contact for Price
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #30 (Pitchfork Maneuvers), 2004-2005Contact for Price
Craft Morphology Flow Chart, 1991
Singing Stop Sign, 1997$20,000
Career highlights
Solo show at a major institution
Centre Pompidou, and 6 more
Group show at a major institution
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 27 more
Collected by a major institution
Tate, and 1 more
Reviewed by a major art publication
Artforum, and 6 more
Included in a major biennial
Venice Biennale International Exhibition, and 7 more
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Related categories
Failure
Identity Politics
CalArts
Provocative
Contemporary Grotesque
Contemporary Gothic
Los Angeles Artists
Grotesque
California Art
Contemporary Surrealistic
Trauma and Struggle
Nostalgia
20th Century Art
Popular Culture
Installation
Mutated Bodies
Humor
Found Objects
Personal Histories
United States
Biomorphic
Performance Art
Soft Sculpture
Film/Video
The Abject
Contemporary Conceptualism
Psychoanalysis
Contemporary Art
Color Photography
Related to Toys
Contemporary DIY
Drawing
Photography
Sculpture
Human Figure
Textile Arts
Related to Music
Assemblage
Works for sale
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Mike KelleyMobile Homestead, 2010$350
Mike KelleyPansy Metal/Clovered Hoof, 1989$195,000- Mike KelleyKandor 20 , 2007Contact for Price
- Mike Kelley"My Little Friend", 2007, Plush Toy, Edition, Sounds, with Original Packaging, 2007$3,500
- Mike KelleyExtracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #30 (Pitchfork Maneuvers), 2004-2005Contact for Price
Mike KelleyGoethe Quote, 1992Contact for Price
Mike KelleyBowling Bag, 1991Contact for Price- Mike KelleyUntitledContact for Price
Mike KelleyTwisted Shamrock, 1989$15,000
Mike KelleyHangin’-Heavy-Hairy-Horny, 1989$15,000
Mike KelleyPeat Spade, 1989$15,000
Mike KelleyUnlucky Clover, 1989$15,000
Mike KelleyUntitled (Collages 1974-2011), 1974-2011Contact for Price
Mike KelleyLenticular 9, 2007Contact for Price
Mike KelleyUntitled (Collages 1974-2011), 1974-2011Contact for Price
Mike KelleyJerry Meandering/ Mr. and Mrs. Ford at Play, 1976Contact for Price
Mike KelleyLenticular 3, 2007Contact for Price
Mike KelleyUntitled (Collages 1974-2011), 1974-2011Contact for Price
Mike Kelley, Paul McCarthyFresh Acconci, 1995$12,000
Mike KelleyDestroy All Monsters, 2011$250
Shows featuring Mike Kelley
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