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Where art is some sort of interesting idea, where dysfunction is allowed.
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Mike Kelley in his studio with a work in progress in 1989. Photo by: Randy Leffingwell/CREATIVE PROCESS
Mike Kelley, Kandors Full Set, 2005 – 2009. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen.
Mike Kelley, (left) Repressed Spatial Relationships Rendered as Fluid #1: Martian School (Work Site), (right) Drawing for Repressed Spatial Relationships Rendered as Fluid # 1: Martian School (Work Site), 2002 © Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts All Rights Reserved / VAGA at ARS, New York, NY. Photo by: Christopher Burke
Paula Wilson, Salty & Fresh, 2014. Digital video. Photo by: Ricardo Mor. Courtesy of: Paula Wilson/Denny Gallery.
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Mike Kelley’s, Mobile Homestead, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit Photo by: Corinne Vermuellen
The Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts supports innovative projects that reflect Mike Kelley’s multifaceted artistic practice and advances the understanding of his life and creative achievements.