Mike Kelley

Banana Man Costume . 1981

photos: © Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts . + Stedelijk Museum

Widely acknowledged as an artist who defined his era, Mike Kelley (1954–2012) created a stunning and protean legacy that encompasses painting, sculpture, works on paper, installation, performance, music, video, photography, collaborative works and critical texts. In the largest exhibition of his work ever organized—and the first comprehensive survey attempted since 1993—the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam presentation of Mike Kelley brought together over 200 works, spanning the artist’s 35-year career.
Stedelijk Museum

Dancing the Quadrille (from the serie Reconstructed History) . 1989

From My Institution to Yours . 1987/2003

Plaid Dialogue . 1997

Catholic Birdhouse . 1978

Estral Star #3 . 1989