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Mike Kelley

American artist (1954–2012)
Person Human Q543294

Facts

31 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
October 27, 1954, October 17, 1954[2][12]
Date of death
January 31, 2012
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne[1][10]
Place of death
Los Angeles, South Pasadena[3][11]
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Occupation
painter, draftsperson, photographer, video artist, performance artist, installation artist, sculptor, architectural drafter, visual artist, film actor, film director, composer, film screenwriter, film producer[5][6][7][8][9][14]
Educated at
University of Michigan, California Institute of the Arts[15][16]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship[17]
Genre
performance art, conceptual art[22][23]
Official website
www.mikekelley.com
Cause of death
carbon monoxide poisoning[24]
Work location
Los Angeles
Languages spoken, written or signed
Spanish
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, College for Creative Studies-bibliotheek, National Gallery of Art Library
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member, reproduction right not represented by CISAC member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
UbuWeb, mediakunst.net
End of work period
2011
Family name
Kelley
Given name
Mike
Has works in the collection
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Museum of Modern Art, Tate, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Bavarian State Painting Collections, Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Arnhem, Van Abbemuseum, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Frans Hals Museum, ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Hessel Museum of Art, Print Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art
Manner of death
suicide
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Member of
Destroy All Monsters, Paul McCarthy & Mike Kelley[18][19]
Movement
contemporary art[21]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot — Smithsonian Libraries — Artists Files, WikiProject New York Public Library
Participant in
Documenta IX, documenta x
Partner in business or sport
Paul McCarthy, Tony Oursler
Represented by
Hauser & Wirth, Artists Rights Society, Skarstedt Gallery, Electronic Arts Intermix
Start of work period
1976
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 103
ISNI
0000000121444979
VIAF cluster ID
96561381
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no93001674
GND ID
119052555
ADAGP artist ID
mike-kelley-670868, mike-kelly-731625
ARTIC artist ID
65899
AbART person ID
5202
ArtBrokerage artist ID
Mike-Kelley
Artcyclopedia artist ID
kelley_mike
Artist-info artist ID
17424
Artists of the World ID
00954023
Artnet artist ID
mike-kelley
Show all 103 identifiers +91
Artsy artist ID
mike-kelley
AskArt person ID
103591
Athenaeum person ID
11739
Awards & Winners artist ID
04ls_g
BIBSYS ID
13069386
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
KelleyMike1954-2012
Beaux-Arts ID
mike-kelley
Benezit ID
B00097865
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
144056457
Boijmans artist ID
9697
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
kelley-mike
CANTIC ID
981058513255406706
Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
1007B0972
Christie's creator ID
29691
CiNii Research ID
1140563741682279040
CollectieGelderland creator ID
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Cultureel Woordenboek ID
internationale-beeldende-kunst-vanaf-1850/mike-kelley
DACS ID (2022)
013167
DACS ID (former)
9e71ee60-c068-e411-8cb8-000c29e811b2
DDB person (GND) ID
119052555
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119052555
DigitaltMuseum ID
0210313309497
Discogs artist ID
75335
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Mike-Kelley
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
mike-kelley
Europeana entity
agent/base/69410
FAST ID
1798722
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_119052555
Freebase ID
/m/04ls_g
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
mike-kelley
Grove Art Online ID
T096863
Guggenheim fellows ID
mike-kelley
HAND ID
15B2-E500-15E0-C4E5-ACB7
IMDb ID
nm2246947
IdRef ID
070465282
Invaluable.com person ID
lc7duyhkmo
IxTheo authority ID
079842623
J9U entity ID
987007354676105171
Japan Search name ID
マイク・ケリー
KBR person ID
14386460
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119052555
Kinobox person ID
698229
KulturNav-ID
27224076-1715-4d08-b4c7-e2aae05542e8
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
5925
LIMA media artist ID
12649
Lex ID
Mike_Kelley
Libraries Australia ID
35945018
Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office Case Search person ID
2012-00767
MNCARS artist ID
kelley-mike
Met Constituent ID
165258
Munzinger person ID
00000023602
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
3045
Museum of Modern Art online exhibition ID
3744
Museum-digital person/organization ID
225713
MusicBrainz artist ID
dff368da-83c0-4ab5-a668-1646ccce736a
MutualArt artist ID
F8380CD1034F526B
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA18808778
NDL Authority ID
00869170
NE.se ID
mike-kelley
NL CR AUT ID
js20051017028
NLA Trove people ID
1157538
NUKAT ID
n2002043526
National Library of Brazil ID
001071794
National Library of Israel ID (old)
004634464
National Library of Latvia ID
000260158
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
110281527
OpenMLOL author ID
123925
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100032775
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
311668
Pinakothek artist ID
ZKGPJP2xgA
Prabook ID
731477
RKDartists ID
43810
Rate Your Music artist ID
mike_kelley
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
166755
SBN author ID
TO0V403628
SFMOMA artist ID
mike_kelley
SNAC ARK ID
w6w674br
Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID
28971
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ID
10836-mike-kelley
TMDB person ID
1720706
Tabakalera ID
78577
Tate artist ID
mike-kelley-6782
Union List of Artist Names ID
500118776
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
329346
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058513255406706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1277938
Whitney Museum of American Art artist ID
3105
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJm9c3yhtG4hT79CHm4THC
Yale LUX ID
person/12634746-ea87-4dc3-8ae7-d59049198e70
ZKM person ID
mike-kelley
ČSFD person ID
249658

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 15
Museum of Modern Art, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Tate, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art +7 more
Occupation 13
composer, film director, painter, film producer, photographer, sculptor, film actor, draftsperson +5 more
Educated at 2
University of Michigan, California Institute of the Arts
Genre 2
performance art, conceptual art
Participant in 2
Documenta IX, documenta x
Partner in business or sport 2
Paul McCarthy, Tony Oursler
Place of birth 2
Detroit, Wayne
Place of death 2
Los Angeles, South Pasadena
Award received 1
Guggenheim Fellowship
Cause of death 1
carbon monoxide poisoning
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
UbuWeb
Given name 1
Mike
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Spanish
Manner of death 1
suicide
Mb:member of band 1
Destroy All Monsters
Movement 1
contemporary art
Participated in 1
Documenta IX
Represented by 1
Hauser & Wirth
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Los Angeles
← Creator 1
Swingtown
← Partner in business or sport 1
Paul McCarthy
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Summary

Mike Kelley was born in Detroit[1]. He was born on October 27, 1954[2]. He passed away in Los Angeles[3]. He died on January 31, 2012[4]. He worked as a painter[5], draftsperson[6], photographer[7], video artist[8], and performance artist[9].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Detroit[1], a city in the United States[25], in United States[26], founded in 1701[27], headquartered in Detroit[28] and Wayne[10], a city in the United States[29], in United States[30], founded in 1869[31].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan[15], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1817[34], headquartered in Ann Arbor[35] and California Institute of the Arts[16], an art academy[36], in United States[37], founded in 1961[38].

Death and Burial

Recorded place of death include Los Angeles[3], a charter city[39], in United States[40], founded in 1781[41] and South Pasadena[11], a city in the United States[42], in United States[43], founded in 1888[44].

FAQs

Where was Mike Kelley born?

Born in Detroit[1].

Where did Mike Kelley die?

Mike Kelley passed away in Los Angeles[3].

What did Mike Kelley do for work?

Mike Kelley worked as painter[5], draftsperson[6], photographer[7], video artist[8], and performance artist[9].

Where did Mike Kelley go to school?

Mike Kelley was educated at University of Michigan[15] and California Institute of the Arts[16].

What awards did Mike Kelley receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[17].

Related Entities

contemporary art Detroit Institute of Arts Los Angeles Los Angeles County Museum of Art Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Museum of Modern Art San Francisco Museum of Modern Art UbuWeb United States Whitney Museum of American Art ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. mikekelleyfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Artnet. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Artnet. wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . vanabbemuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . mikekelleyfoundation.org. mikekelleyfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . mikekelleyfoundation.org. mikekelleyfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . mikekelleyfoundation.org. mikekelleyfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Los Angeles County Medical Examiner Case Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . galleristny.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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  14. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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