Mike Kelley
Tate Modern (London, UK) from 02 Oct 2024 until 09 Mar 2025.
Mike Kelley
(1954–2012, born: Detroit, died: Los Angeles)
X85916
Last Tool in Use
1977
sculpture
Enamel paint on metal and wood
object: 736.6 × 552.5 × 76.2 mm
Provenance:
X85916
Mike Kelley, Last Tool in Use
1977
Enamel paint on metal and wood
object: 737 × 553 × 76 mm
Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, Los Angeles, United States of America
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X81977
My Space
1978
on paper, unique
Ink on board
object: 254 × 203 mm
Provenance:
X81977
Mike Kelley, My Space
1978
Ink on board
object: 254 × 152 mm
Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, Los Angeles, United States of America
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X87704
Gothic Birdhouse
1978
sculpture
Paint on wood, Plexiglas
object: 480 × 330 × 355 mm
Provenance:
X87704
Mike Kelley, Gothic Birdhouse
1978
Paint on wood, plexiglas
Object: 480 × 330 × 355 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Purchased from the above by Private Collection
Purchased from the above by Patrick Painter Gallery, Los Angeles
Purchased from the above by present owners Kourosh Larizadeh and Luis Pardo 2000
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89014
Drawing for Assuming That a Bird is A Symbolf of The Soul...
1978
on paper, print
Ink on lined paper
object: 613 × 387 mm
Provenance:
X89014
Mike Kelley, Drawing for Assuming That a Bird is A Symbolf of The Soul...
1978
Ink on lined paper
Object: 613 × 387 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89015
Drawing for a Spirit Collector
1978
on paper, print
Ink on lined paper
object: 613 × 387 mm
Provenance:
X89015
Mike Kelley, Drawing for a Spirit Collector
1978
Ink on lined paper
Object: 613 × 387 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X81949
Banana Man Costume
1981–82
supporting material
Cotton, linen and plastic rings
Hat: 190.5 mm.; shirt and pants: men’s small
Provenance:
X81949
Mike Kelley, Banana Man Costume
1981–82
Cotton, linen and plastic rings
Hat diam.: 19; shirt and pants: men’s small
Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, Los Angeles, United States of America
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82085
Personality Crisis (Untitled #1–3)
1982
on paper, unique
3 parts: Acrylic paint on graph paper
object: 572 × 724 mm
Provenance:
X82085
Mike Kelley, Personality Crisis (Untitled #1–3)
1982
3 parts: Acrylic paint on graph paper
572 × 724 mm
Provenance:
Collection Arnold Forde, Los Angeles
Hauser & Wirth, 2005
Private Collection, 2005
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82102
Expansions
1982
on paper, unique
2 parts: acrylic paint on brown paper
object (1st object): 2184 × 2299 × 127 mm
object (2nd object): 394 × 375 × 127 mm
Provenance:
X82102
Mike Kelley, Expansions
1982
2 parts: acrylic paint on brown paper
Object: 2184 × 2299 × 127 mm; 394 × 375 × 127 mm
Provenance:
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles 1983
Purchased from the above by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 1986
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82375
Insect Face
1981–82
relief
Acrylic paint on sheetmetal over wood
object: 432 × 699 × 165 mm
Gift of Lannan Foundation
Provenance:
X82375
Mike Kelley, Insect Face
1981–82
Acrylic paint on sheetmetal over wood
Object: 432 × 699 × 165 mm
Provenance:
Metro Pictures, New York
Purchased from the above by Lannan Foundation Florida & Los Angeles, 1983
Gifted by the above to The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 1997
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82391
Two Islands
1981–82
relief
Acrylic paint on sheet metal over wood
object: 432 × 699 × 165 mm
Provenance:
X82391
Mike Kelley, Two Islands
1981–82
Acrylic paint on sheetmetal over wood
Object: 432 × 699 × 165 mm
Provenance:
Metro Pictures, New York
Purchased from the above by Lannan Foundation Florida & Los Angeles, 1983
Gifted by the above to The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 1997
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82094
Monkey Island (Los Angeles Zoo #1)
1982–83
on paper, print
Print on paper
object: 279 × 356 mm
Provenance:
X82094
Mike Kelley, Monkey Island (Los Angeles Zoo #1)
1982–83
Photograph; print on paper
Object: 279 × 356 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles
Purchased from the above by present owners Kourosh Larizadeh and Luis Pardo 1994
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82096
The Tiny Insect Magnified Becomes It's Own Farm
1982–83
on paper, unique
Acrylic paint on paper
object: 1422 × 1073 mm
Provenance:
X82096
Mike Kelley, The Tiny Insect Magnified Becomes It's Own Farm
1982–83
Acrylic paint on paper
Object: 1422 × 1073 mm
Provenance:
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles 1983
Purchased from the above by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 1986
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82097
The Bells
1982–83
on paper, unique
Acrylic paint on paper
object: 597 × 1969 mm
Provenance:
X82097
Mike Kelley, The Bells
1982–83
Acrylic paint on paper
Object: 597 × 1969 mm
Provenance:
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles 1983
Purchased from the above by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 1986
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82098
Infinite Multiplication
1982–83
on paper, unique
Acrylic paint on foam core
Four objects, each: 1092 × 4064 mm
Provenance:
X82098
Mike Kelley, Infinite Multiplication
1982–83
Acrylic paint on foam core
Object: 1092 × 4064 mm
Provenance:
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles 1983
Purchased from the above by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 1986
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82099
Symmetrical Sets: Splitting All, Two Buttocks, Ass Insect, Two Hemispheres, Two Mounds, Compound Eye, Two Tents, Red Reefs
1982–83
on paper, unique
8 parts: acrylic paint on paper
object, each: 457 × 610 mm
Provenance:
X82099
Mike Kelley, Symmetrical Sets: Splitting All, Two Buttocks, Ass Insect, Two Hemispheres, Two Mounds, Compound Eye, Two Tents, Red Reefs
1982–83
8 parts: acrylic paint on paper
Object: 457 × 610 mm
Provenance:
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles 1983
Purchased from the above by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 1986
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82100
Shock
1982–83
on paper, unique
Acrylic paint and mercurochrome on paper
Four objects: 61 × 48.3; 121.3 × 95.3; 121.3 × 95.3; 121.3 × 95.3
Provenance:
X82100
Mike Kelley, Shock
1982–83
Acrylic paint and mercurochrome on paper
Object: 61 × 48.3; 121.3 × 95.3; 121.3 × 95.3; 121.3 × 95.3 mm
Provenance:
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles 1983
Purchased from the above by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 1986
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82101
The Bug Eye
1982–83
on paper, unique
Acrylic paint on paper
image: 333 × 1349 mm
Provenance:
X82101
Mike Kelley, The Bug Eye
1982–83
Acrylic paint on paper
Object: 333 × 1349 mm
Provenance:
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles 1983
Purchased from the above by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 1986
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82100
X82103
Choreographic Figure
1982–83
on paper, unique
Acrylic paint on foam core
object, each: 765 × 508 mm
overall: 3048 × 1524 mm
Provenance:
X82103
Mike Kelley, Choreographic Figure
1981–82
Acrylic paint on foam core
Object: 765 × 508 mm
Provenance:
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles 1983
Purchased from the above by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 1986
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82132
Creationism
1982–83
on paper, unique
4 parts: acrylic paint on posterboard
object: 965 × 622 mm
Provenance:
X82132
Mike Kelley, Creationism
1982–83
Acrylic paint on posterboard
Four objects: each 965 × 622 mm
Provenance:
Metro Pictures, New York
Purchased from the above by The Judith Rothschild Foundation, 2003
Gifted from the above to the The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2005
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82155
Perspectaphone
1982–83
sculpture
Paint on wood
object: 711 × 279 × 254 mm
Provenance:
X82155
Mike Kelley, Perspectaphone
1982–83
Paint on wood
Object: 711 × 279 × 254 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Patrick Painter Gallery, Los Angeles
Purchased from the above by present owners Kourosh Larizadeh and Luis Pardo 1999
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45
X82156
Birdhouse for a Bird that is Near and a Bird That is Far
1982–83
sculpture
Acrylic paint on wood, metal
object: 702 × 940 × 286 mm
Provenance:
X82156
Mike Kelley, Birdhouse for a Bird that is Near and a Bird That is Far
1982–83
Acrylic paint on wood, metal
702 × 940 × 286 mm
Provenance:
Collection Arnold Forde, Los Angeles
Hauser & Wirth, 2005
Private Collection, 2005
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82197
Intestinal Garland
1982–83
relief
Acrylic paint on cloth
object: 1829 × 3886 mm
Provenance:
X82197
Mike Kelley, Intestinal Garland
1982–83
Acrylic paint on cloth
Dimensions variable
Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, Los Angeles, United States of America
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82390
Monkey's Ass
1981–82
relief
Acrylic paint on sheet metal over wood
object: 432 × 699 × 165 mm
Gift of Lannan Foundation
Provenance:
X82390
Mike Kelley, Monkey's Ass
1981–82
Acrylic paint on sheetmetal over wood
Object: 432 × 699 × 165 mm
Provenance:
Metro Pictures, New York
Purchased from the above by Lannan Foundation Florida & Los Angeles, 1983
Gifted by the above to The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 1997
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82392
Cell Dividing
1982–1983
relief
Acrylic paint on sheetmetal over wood
object: 431.8 × 698.5 × 165.1 mm
Provenance:
X82392
Mike Kelley, Cell Dividing
1982–83
Acrylic paint on sheetmetal over wood
Object: 431.8 × 698.5 × 165.1 mm
Provenance:
Metro Pictures, New York
Purchased from the above by Lannan Foundation Florida & Los Angeles, 1983
Gifted by the above to The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 1997
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X87705
Fallopian Tube
1983
sculpture
Paint on wood, wire, plastic and yarn
object: 1194 × 1067 × 762 mm
Provenance:
X87705
Mike Kelley, Fallopian Tube
1983
Paint on wood, wire, plastic and yarn
Object: 1194 × 1067 × 762 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles
Purchased from the above by Private Collection
Purchased from Christie's New York, Wednesday 23 September, 2009, Lot 84, by present owners Kourosh Larizadeh and Luis Pardo
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X87706
Landscape, Sine Wave and Bell
1982-83
installation
Acrylic paint on wood, acrylic paint on canvas, ink on paper,
painted papier-mâché on bell, tennis ball and wood stand
Four objects: overall: 838 × 1956 × 381 mm
Provenance:
X87706
Mike Kelley, Landscape, Sign, Wave and Bell
1982
Acrylic paint on wood, acrylic paint on canvas, ink on paper, painted papier mâché bell, tennis ball and wood stand
Object: 8.8 × 1956 × 381 mm
Provenance:
Metro Pictures, New York
Purchased from the above by Private Collection
Purchased from Sotheby’s, New York 1999, by present owners Kourosh Larizadeh and Luis Pardo
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
[BGV1]Sotheby's New York: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 [Lot 00282] BOUGHT IN?
X82370
Janitorial Banner
1984
sculpture
Felt on felt and wood
object: 1245 × 305 × 51 mm
Gift of Councilman Joel Wachs, in honor of Ann Goldstein and Philippe Vergne
2014.11
Provenance:
X82370
Mike Kelley, Janitorial Banner
1984
Felt on felt and wood
Object: 1245 × 305 × 51 mm
Provenance:
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles
Joel Wachs by 1993
Gifted by the above to The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 2014
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Bibliography: Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, exh. cat., Whitney Museum of Modern Art, New York 1993
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82170
The Power of The Unconscious
1985
painting
Acrylic paint on canvas
object: 781 × 629 mm
Provenance:
X82170
Mike Kelley, The Power of The Unconscious
1985
Acrylic paint on canvas
Object: 781 × 629 mm
Provenance:
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles
Acquired from the above by Karen Comegys-Wortz
Acquired from above by present owner Beth Rudin DeWoody 2014
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82002
Three Point Program / Four Eyes
1987
relief
Felt on felt
object: 2388 × 1511 mm
Provenance:
X82002
Mike Kelley, Three Point Program / Four Eyes
1987
Felt on felt
Object: 2388 × 1511 mm
Provenance:
Metro Pictures, New York 1987
Acquired from the above by present owners Eileen and Michael Cohen 1987
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82013
More Love Hours than Can Ever Be Repaid and The Wages of Sin
1987
installation
Found handmade stuffed animals and afghans on canvas with dried corn; wax candles on wood and metal base
object (1st object): 2438 × 3226 × 150 mm
object (2nd object): 1321 × 584 × 584 mm
Provenance:
X82013
Mike Kelley, More Love Hours than Can Ever Be Repaid and The Wages of Sin
1987
Found handmade stuffed toy animals and afghans on canvas with dried corn (More Love Hours...); wax candles on wood and metal base (The Wages of Sin. Exhibition copy, 2019: thermosetting resins, paint and metal)
Two objects: 2438 × 3226 × 150; 1321 × 584 × 584 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Acquired via Metro Pictures, New York by the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York 1989
Exhibition copy of Wages of Sin produced by the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York 2019
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X81986
Garbage Drawing #5
1988
on paper, unique
Acrylic paint on paper
object: 298 × 502 mm
Provenance:
X81986
Mike Kelley, Garbage Drawing #5
1988
Acrylic paint on paper
Object: 298 × 502 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Bibliography: Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, exh. cat., Whitney Museum of Modern Art, New York 1993
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82401
Garbage Drawing #14
1988
on paper, unique
Acrylic paint on paper
image: 330 × 813 mm
Provenance:
X82401
Mike Kelley, Garbage Drawing #14
1988
Acrylic paint on paper
Object: 330 × 813 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Metro Pictures, New York, by 1993
Livet Reichard Company, New York
Kenneth L. Freed
Purchased from Christies, New York, September 23, 2003, Sale 1269, Lot 81
by The Judith Rothschild Foundation
Gifted from the above to The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2005
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Bibliography: Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, exh. cat., Whitney Museum of Modern Art, New York 1993
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82403
Garbage Drawing #34
1988
on paper, unique
Acrylic paint on paper
object: 454 × 577.8 mm
frame: 514.3 × 631.8 × 45.3 mm
Provenance:
X82403
Mike Kelley, Garbage Drawing #34
1988
Acrylic paint on paper
Object: 454 × 577.8 mm
Provenance:
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles
Purchased from the above by Estate of Marsha Kleinman by 1993
Donated by the above to The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 1999
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Bibliography: Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, exh. cat., Whitney Museum of Modern Art, New York 1993
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X88385
Garbage Drawing #58
1988
on paper, unique
Acrylic on paper
object: 762 × 1066.8 mm
Provenance:
X88385
Mike Kelley, Garbage Drawing #58
1988
Acrylic paint on paper
Object: 762 × 1067 mm
Provenance:
Rosamund Felsen Gallery 1988
Acquired from the above by present owners Mandy and Cliff Einstein 1990
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Bibliography: Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, exh. cat., Whitney Museum of Modern Art, New York 1993
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X81983
Why I Got into Art (Vaseline Muses)
1989
on paper, print
Artist book
object: 254 × 136.5 × 15.9 mm
Provenance:
X81983
Mike Kelley, Why I Got into Art (Vaseline Muses)
1989
Artist book, ink on paper
Object: 254 × 203 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X81996
Eviscerated Corpse
1989
sculpture
Found stuffed toys
object: 1816 × 2527 × 4216 mm
Provenance:
X81996
Mike Kelley, Eviscerated Corpse
1989
Found stuffed toys
Object: 1816 × 2527 × 4216 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles
Acquired from the above by Lannan Foundation, Los Angeles, 7 April, 1989
Gifted from the above to the Art Institute of Chicago, 14 April 1997
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89321
Reconstructed History: China Relief Expedition
1989
on paper, print
Photograph on paper
object: 200 × 250 mm
Provenance:
X89321
Mike Kelley, Reconstructed History: China Relief Expedition
1989
Photograph on paper
Object: 200 × 250 mm
Provenance:
Metro Pictures, New York; Skarsdet Gallery, New York; Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles (the photographs were individually acquired from Kelley's representative galleries)
Private Collection, US
Acquired via Hauser & Wirth, 2015
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89322
Reconstructed History: The Boston Massacre
1989
on paper, print
Photograph on paper
object: 200 × 250 mm
Provenance:
X89322
Mike Kelley, Reconstructed History: The Boston Massacre
1989
Photograph on paper
Object: 200 × 250 mm
Provenance:
Metro Pictures, New York; Skarsdet Gallery, New York; Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles (the photographs were individually acquired from Kelley's representative galleries)
Private Collection, USA [no date]
Acquired via Hauser & Wirth, 2015
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89323
Reconstructed History: : Jackson Tells a Group of Southern Congressmen that He will not Accept the Nullification Idea
1989
on paper, print
Photograph on paper
object: 200 × 250 mm
Provenance:
X89323
Mike Kelley, Reconstructed History: Jackson Tells a Group of Southern Congressmen that He will not Accept the Nullification Idea
1989
Photograph on paper
Object: 200 × 250 mm
Provenance:
Metro Pictures, New York; Skarsdet Gallery, New York; Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles (the photographs were individually acquired from Kelley's representative galleries)
Private Collection, US
Acquired via Hauser & Wirth, 2015
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89324
Reconstructed History: Already
1989
on paper, print
Photograph on paper
object: 254 × 203 mm
Provenance:
X89324
Mike Kelley, Reconstructed History: Already
1989
Photograph on paper
Object: 254 × 203 mm
Provenance:
Metro Pictures, New York; Skarsdet Gallery, New York; Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles (the photographs were individually acquired from Kelley's representative galleries)
Private Collection, US
Acquired via Hauser & Wirth, 2015
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89325
Reconstructed History: Discovery
1989
on paper, print
Photograph on paper
object: 254 × 203 mm
Provenance:
X89325
Mike Kelley, Reconstructed History: Discovery
1989
Photograph on paper
Object: 254 × 203 mm
Provenance:
Metro Pictures, New York; Skarsdet Gallery, New York; Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles (the photographs were individually acquired from Kelley's representative galleries)
Private Collection, US
Acquired via Hauser & Wirth, 2015
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89326
Reconstructed History: Expansion
1989
on paper, print
Photograph on paper
object: 254 × 203 mm
Provenance:
X89326
Mike Kelley, Reconstructed History: Expansion
1989
Photograph on paper
Object: 254 × 203 mm
Provenance:
Metro Pictures, New York; Skarsdet Gallery, New York; Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles (the photographs were individually acquired from Kelley's representative galleries)
Private Collection, US
Acquired via Hauser & Wirth, 2015
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89327
Reconstructed History: The Capitol Building
1989
on paper, print
Photograph on paper
object: 254 × 203 mm
Provenance:
X89327
Mike Kelley, Reconstructed History: The Capitol Building
1989
Photograph on paper
Object: 254 × 203 mm
Provenance:
Metro Pictures, New York; Skarsdet Gallery, New York; Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles (the photographs were individually acquired from Kelley's representative galleries)
Private Collection, US
Acquired via Hauser & Wirth, 2015
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89328
Reconstructed History: Magellan Taking Possession of The Philippines
1989
on paper, print
Photograph on paper
object: 254 × 203 mm
Provenance:
X89328
Mike Kelley, Reconstructed History: Magellan Taking Possession of The Philippines
1989
Photograph on paper
Object: 254 × 203 mm
Provenance:
Metro Pictures, New York; Skarsdet Gallery, New York; Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles (the photographs were individually acquired from Kelley's representative galleries)
Private Collection, US
Acquired via Hauser & Wirth, 2015
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89329
Reconstructed History: The Lincoln Memorial
1989
on paper, print
Photograph on paper
object: 254 × 203 mm
Provenance:
X89329
Mike Kelley, Reconstructed History: The Lincoln Memorial
1989
Photograph on paper
Object: 254 × 203 mm
Provenance:
Metro Pictures, New York; Skarsdet Gallery, New York; Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles (the photographs were individually acquired from Kelley's representative galleries)
Private Collection, US
Acquired via Hauser & Wirth, 2015
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89392
Reconstructed History: The Gateway to Freedom
1989
on paper, print
Photographs on paper
object: 254 × 203 mm
Provenance:
X89392
Mike Kelley, Reconstructed History: The Gateway to Freedom
1989
Photograph on paper
Object: 254 × 203 mm
Provenance:
Metro Pictures, New York; Skarsdet Gallery, New York; Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles (the photographs were individually acquired from Kelley's representative galleries)
Private Collection, US
Acquired via Hauser & Wirth, 2015
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
![Mike Kelley, Blood and Soil (Potato Print) [part ogf Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10], 1989](./x90373.bmp)
X90373
Blood and Soil (Potato Print) [part ogf Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10]
1989
relief
Colour serigraph on china silk
object: 1350 × 960 mm
Provenance:
X90373
Mike Kelley, Blood and Soil (Potato Print) [part ogf Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10]
1989
Screenprint on silk
Object: 1350 × 960 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
![Mike Kelley, Country Cousin [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10], 1989](./x90375.bmp)
X90375
Country Cousin [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10]
1989
relief
Colour serigraph on china silk
object: 1350 × 960 mm
Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts
Provenance:
X90375
Mike Kelley, Country Cousin [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10]
1989
Screenprint on silk
Object: 1350 × 960 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
![Mike Kelley, Emerald Eyehole [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10], 1989](./x90381.bmp)
X90381
Emerald Eyehole [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10]
1989
relief
Colour serigraph on china silk
object: 1350 × 960 mm
Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts
Provenance:
X90381
Mike Kelley, Emerald Eyehole [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10]
1989
Screenprint on silk
Object: 1350 × 960 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
![Mike Kelley, Hangin' - Heavy - Hairy - Horny [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10], 1989](./x90388.bmp)
X90388
Hangin' - Heavy - Hairy - Horny [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10]
1989
relief
Colour serigraph on china silk
object: 1350 × 960 mm
Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts
Provenance:
X90390
Mike Kelley, Hangin' Heavy Hairy Horny [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10] (exhibition copy)
1989
Screenprint on silk
Object: 1350 × 960 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
![Mike Kelley, Marter Dik [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10], 1989](./x90392.bmp)
X90392
Marter Dik [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10]
1989
relief
Colour serigraph on china silk
object: 1350 × 960 mm
Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts
Provenance:
X90392
Mike Kelley, Marter Dik [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10]
1989
Screenprint on silk
object: 1350 × 960 mm
Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, Los Angeles, United States of America
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
![Mike Kelley, Peat Spade [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10], 1989](./x90394.bmp)
X90394
Peat Spade [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10]
1989
relief
Colour serigraph on china silk
object: 1350 × 960 mm
Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts
Provenance:
X90394
Mike Kelley, Peat Spade [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10
1989
Screenprint on silk
Object: 1350 × 960 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
![Mike Kelley, Satan's Nostrils [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10], 1989](./x90396.bmp)
X90396
Satan's Nostrils [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10]
1989
relief
Colour serigraph on china silk
object: 1350 × 960 mm
Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts
Provenance:
X90396
Mike Kelley, Satan's Nostrils [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10]
1989
Screenprint on silk
Object: 1350 × 960 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
![Mike Kelley, The Orange and Green [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10], 1989](./x90398.bmp)
X90398
The Orange and Green [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10]
1989
relief
Colour serigraph on china silk
object: 1350 × 960 mm
Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts
Provenance:
X90398
Mike Kelley, The Orange and Green [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10]
1989
Screenprint on silk
Object: 1350 × 960 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
![Mike Kelley, Twisted Shamrock [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10], 1989](./x90400.bmp)
X90400
Twisted Shamrock [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10]
1989
relief
Colour serigraph on china silk
object: 1350 × 960 mm
Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts
Provenance:
X90401
Mike Kelley, Twisted Shamrock [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10]
1989
Screenprint on silk
Object: 1350 × 960 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
![Mike Kelley, Unlucky Clover [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10], 1989](./x90402.bmp)
X90402
Unlucky Clover [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10]
1989
relief
Colour serigraph on china silk
object: 1350 × 960 mm
Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts
Provenance:
X90402
Mike Kelley, Unlucky Clover [part of Pansy Metal / Clovered Hoof, AP 5 of 10]
1989
Screenprint on silk
Object: 1350 × 960 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82000
Arena #10 (Dogs)
1990
sculpture
Stuffed toy animals on afghan
object: 292 × 3124 × 813 mm
Provenance:
X82000
Mike Kelley, Arena #10 (Dogs)
1990
Stuffed toy animals on afghan
Object: 292 × 3124 × 813mm
Provenance:
The artist
Metro Pictures, New York
Purchased by present owners Janelle Reiring and Helene Winer 1990
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Bibliography: Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, exh. cat., Whitney Museum of Modern Art, New York 1993
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82175
Arena #4 (Zen Garden)
1990
sculpture
Stuffed toy animals under afghan
object: 229 × 1346 × 1702 mm
Provenance:
X82175
Mike Kelley, Arena #4 (Zen Garden)
1990
Stuffed toy animals under afghan
Object: 229 × 1346 × 1702 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Sammlung Hoffmann, Berlin
Gift by the above to Museum Abteiberg Monchengladbach 2019
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85922
Jesse Helms Protest Sign
1990
on paper, unique
Acrylic paint on poster board
support: 508 × 381 mm
Provenance:
X85922
Mike Kelley, Jesse Helms Protest Sign
1990
Acrylic paint on poster board
Object: 508 × 381 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Gifted from the above to The Museum of Modern Art, 2009
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X86891
Ouiga
1990
sculpture
Afghan, kitty-litter tray, double cat-food dish and 3 cat toys
overall: 114 × 902 × 1041 mm
Provenance:
X86891
Mike Kelley, Ouiga
1990
Afghan, kitty-litter tray, double cat-food dish and 3 cat toys
Object: 114 × 902 × 1041 mm
Provenance:
Gifted by the artist to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 1993
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X86893
Mooner
1990
sculpture
Afghan, pillow, double cat-food dish and 4 cat toys
overall: 114.3 × 965.2 × 914.4 mm
Provenance:
X86893
Mike Kelley, Mooner
1990
Afghan, pillow, double cat-food dish and 4 cat toys
Object: 114.3 × 965.2 × 914.4 mm
Provenance:
Gifted by the artist to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 1993
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89335
Reconstructed History
1990
supporting material
Photograph on paper
object: 305 × 241 × 25.4 mm
Provenance:
X89335
Mike Kelley, Reconstructed History
1990
Ink on paper
Object: 305 × 241 × 25.4 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89336
Reconstructed History
1990
supporting material
Ink on paper
object: 305 × 241 × 25.4 mm
Provenance:
X89336
Mike Kelley, Reconstructed History
1990
Ink on paper
Object: 305 × 241 × 25.4 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89337
Reconstructed History
1990
supporting material
Ink on paper
object: 305 × 241 × 25.4 mm
Provenance:
X89337
Mike Kelley, Reconstructed History
1990
Ink on paper
Object: 305 × 241 × 25.4 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82210
Torture Table
1992
sculpture
Wood, buckets, knife, plastic pillow
object: 927 × 2438 × 1219 mm
Provenance:
X82210
Mike Kelley, Torture Table
1992
Wood, buckets, knife and plastic pillow
Object: 927 × 2438 × 1219 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Metro Pictures, New York, July 1992
Sold from the above to Reinhard Onnasch, Berlin by 1993
Sold from the above to Private Collection, Chicago
Sold from the above to Skarstedt Gallery, New York (owned by Per J. Skarstedt, Chicago)
Gifted by Per J. Skarstedt, New York to LACMA, Los Angeles, 2013
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Bibliography: Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, exh. cat., Whitney Museum of Modern Art, New York 1993
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85924
Silver Ball
1994
installation
Aluminum foil, polyurethane foam, wood, chicken wire, speakers, four boom boxes, space blanket, three baskets, artificial fruit, and audio
Two objects: 147 × 147 × 135 (ball); 208 × 119 (blanket area)
Provenance:
X85924
Mike Kelley, Silver Ball
1994
Aluminum foil, polyurethane foam, wood, chicken wire, speakers, four boom boxes, space blanket, three baskets, artificial fruit, and audio
Object: 147 × 147 × 135 (ball); 208 × 119 (blanket area)
Provenance:
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles
Estate of Blake Byrne [no date]
Gifted by the above to The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 2004
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X81984
Timeless/Authorless
1995
on paper, print
15 black and white photographs mounted to museum board
object, each: 787 × 610 mm
Provenance:
X81984
Mike Kelley, Timeless/Authorless
1995
Edition no. 1 of 5
Photographs mounted on museum board
Fifteen objects: each 787 × 610 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X81985
Options of Coupledom
1995
on paper, unique
Collage on paper
object: 356 × 270 mm
Provenance:
X81985
Mike Kelley, Options of Coupledom
1995
Paper on paper
356 × 270 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82019
Sublevel
1998
installation
Plywood, resin, car jacks, steel
unconfirmed: 2149 × 8239 × 5918 mm
Provenance:
X82019
Mike Kelley, Sublevel
1998
Plywood, resin, car jacks, steel
Object: 2149 × 8239 × 5918 mm
Provenance:
Jablonka Gallery, Cologne 1998
Acquired from above by present owner Eric Decelle 2002
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85936
Photo Show Portrays the Familiar 1–25
2001
on paper, print
Gelatin silver prints on paper
Twenty-six objects: each 310 x 480 mm
Provenance:
X82018
Mike Kelley, Photo Show Portrays the Familiar 1–25
2001
Mixed media with video projection and photographs
Object: 3150 × 4801 × 4877 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Art & Public Gallery, Geneva
Acquired from the above by Pinault Collection, Paris 2002
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85939
Memory Ware Flat #17
2001
sculpture
Plastic, wood, metal, shells, glass marbles in synthetic clay on wood
object: 2295 × 3185 × 140 mm
Provenance:
X85939
Mike Kelley, Memory Ware Flat #17
2001
Plastic, wood, metal, shells, glass marbles in synthetic clay on wood
Object: 2295 × 3185 × 140 mm
Provenance:
Jablonka Gallery, Cologne, 2001
Purchased from the above by Pinault Collection, Paris 2002
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89172
Drawing for for Repressed Spatial Relationships Rendered as Fluid No. 1: Martian School (Work Site)
2002
on paper, unique
Ink, graphite and other materials on paper mounted on paper
object: 890 × 1283 mm
Provenance:
X89172
Mike Kelley, Drawing for for Repressed Spatial Relationships Rendered as Fluid No. 1: Martian School (Work Site)
2002
Mixed media on butcher paper mounted on rag pape
Object: 890 × 1280 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89173
Repressed Spatial Relationships Rendered as Fluid # 1: Martian School (Work Site)
2002
sculpture
Aluminum, steel, and lead
object: 1070 × 1370 × 1370 mm
Provenance:
X89173
Mike Kelley, Repressed Spatial Relationships Rendered as Fluid # 1: Martian School (Work Site)
2002
Aluminum, steel, and lead
Object: 1070 × 1370 × 1370 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89285
Repressed Spatial Relationships Rendered as Fluid No. 3: Reconfiguration of Wayne High School into the Ritual Presentation Arena of the Educational Complex
2002
sculpture
Aluminum, steel, ceramic and cloth
object: 1067 × 1600 × 1067 mm
Provenance:
X89285
Mike Kelley, Repressed Spatial Relationships Rendered as Fluid No. 3: Reconfiguration of Wayne High School into the Ritual Presentation Arena of the Educational Complex
2002
Aluminium, steel, ceramic and cloth
Object: 1067 × 1600 × 1067 mm
Provenance:
Metro Pictures, New York
Private Collection, US
Acquired via Hauser & Wirth, 2015
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89286
Drawing for Repressed Spatial Relationships Rendered as Fluid No. 3: Reconfiguration of Wayne High School into the Ritual Presentation Arena of the Educational Complex
2002
on paper, unique
Ink, graphite and other materials on paper mounted on paper
object: 1238 × 1721 mm
Provenance:
X89286
Mike Kelley, Drawing for Repressed Spatial Relationships Rendered as Fluid No. 3: Reconfiguration of Wayne High School into the Ritual Presentation Arena of the Educational Complex
2002
Ink, graphite and other materials on paper mounted on paper
Object: 1238 × 1721 mm
Provenance:
Metro Pictures, New York
Private Collection, US
Acquired via Hauser & Wirth, 2015
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85947
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #8 (Singles' Mixer)
2004
on paper, print
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
support: 1866.9 × 894 mm
Provenance:
X85947
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #8 (Singles' Mixer)
2004–2005
Photograph, C-print and Piezo print on paper
Object: 1867 × 895mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X90072
Street Sign
2004
relief
Two color silkscreen on white baked aluminum panel with three puncture holes
object: 381 × 610 mm
Provenance:
X90072
Mike Kelley, Street Sign
2004
Artist proof no. 1 of 10, from an edition of 10
Screenprint on white-baked aluminium panel with 3 puncture holes
Object: 381 × 610 × 6 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X82018
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #26A (Pink Curtain)
2004–05
installation
Mixed media with video projection and photographs
unconfirmed: 3150 × 4801 × 4877 mm
duration (Exotic Dancer video): 6min, 54sec
Provenance:
X82018
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #26A (Pink Curtain)
2004–05
Gelatin silver prints on paper
Object (each): 310 x 480 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Gagosian Gallery, New York 2005
Purchased from the above by Pinault Collection, Paris 2005
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85941
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #2 (Train Dance)
2004–2005
on paper, print
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
support: 1866.9 × 723.9 mm
Provenance:
X85941
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #2 (Train Dance)
2004–2005
Photograph, C-print and Piezo print on paper
Object: 1867 × 724 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85942
X85942
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #3 (Co-Workers)
2004–2005
on paper, print
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
support: 787.4 × 1866.9 mm
Provenance:
X85942
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #3 (Co-Workers)
2004–2005
Photograph, C-print and Piezo print on paper
Object: 787 × 1867 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85943
X85943
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #4 (Vampire Boss)
2004–2005
on paper, print
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
support: 1866.9 × 863.6 mm
Provenance:
X85943
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #4 (Vampire Boss)
2004–2005
Photograph, C-print and Piezo print on paper
Object: 1866.9 × 863.6 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85944
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #5 (Sick Vampire)
2004–2005
on paper, print
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
support: 1016 × 1605.6 mm
Provenance:
X85944
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #5 (Sick Vampire )
2004–2005
Photograph, C-print and Piezo print on paper
Object: 1016 × 1607 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85946
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #7 (Woods Group)
2004–2005
on paper, print
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
support: 1536.7 × 1016 mm
Provenance:
X85946
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #7 (Woods Group)
2004–2005
Photograph, C-print and Piezo print on paper
Object: 1537 × 1016 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85948
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #9 (Farm Girl)
2004–2005
on paper, print
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
support: 1016 × 1358.9 mm
Provenance:
X85948
Mike Kelley, Reconstruction Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #9 (Farm Girl)
2004–5
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
1016 × 1358.9 mm
Provenance:
Gagosian Gallery, New York 2005
Acquired from the above by Rubell Museum 2005
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85950
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #11 (Catholic Girl)
2004–2005
on paper, print
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
support: 857.3 × 1866.9 mm
Provenance:
X85950
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #11 (Catholic Girl)
2004–2005
Photograph, C-print and Piezo print on paper
Object: 857 × 1867 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85952
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #13 (Jewess)
2004–2005
on paper, print
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
support: 1016 × 1676.4 mm
Provenance:
X85952
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #13 (Jewess)
2004–2005
Photograph, C-print and Piezo print on paper
Object: 1016 × 1676 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85953
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #14 (Modern Dance)
2004–2005
on paper, print
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
support: 1866.9 × 660.4 mm
Provenance:
X85953
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #14 (Modern Dance)
2004–2005
Photograph, C-print and Piezo print on paper
Object: 1867 × 660 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85957
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #18 (Morose Ghoul)
2004–2005
on paper, print
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
support: 1866.9 × 679.5 mm
Provenance:
X85957
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #18 (Morose Ghoul)
2004–2005
Photograph, C-print and Piezo print on paper
Object: 1867 × 680 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85958
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #19 (Shy Satanist)
2004–2005
on paper, print
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
support: 1866.9 × 730.3 mm
Provenance:
X85958
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #19 (Shy Satanist)
2004–2005
Photograph, C-print and Piezo print on paper
Object: 1867 × 730 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85961
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #22 (Picking A Mary)
2004–2005
on paper, print
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
support: 1695.5 × 1016 mm
Provenance:
X85961
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #22 (Picking A Mary)
2004–2005
Photograph, C-print and Piezo print on paper
Object: 1696 × 1016 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85962
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #23 (Joseph Supplicates)
2004–2005
on paper, print
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
support: 914.4 × 1866.9 mm
Provenance:
X85962
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #23 (Joseph Supplicates)
2004–2005
Photograph, C-print and Piezo print on paper
Object: 914 × 1867 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85964
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #25 (Devil: Master of Ceremonies)
2004–2005
on paper, print
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
support: 1866.9 × 870 mm
Provenance:
X85964
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #25 (Devil: Master of Ceremonies)
2004–2005
Photograph, C-print and Piezo print on paper
Object: 1867 × 870 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85965
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #26 (Exotic Dancer)
2004–2005
on paper, print
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
support: 1016 × 1790.7 mm
Provenance:
X85965
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #26 (Exotic Dancer)
2004–05
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
Object: 1016 × 1790.7 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Gagosian Gallery, New York 2005
Purchased from the above by Pinault Collection, Paris 2005
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85966
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #27 (Gospel Dance)
2004–2005
on paper, print
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
support: 1206.5 × 1016 mm
Provenance:
X85966
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #27 (Gospel Dance)
2004–2005
Photograph, C-print and Piezo print on paper
Object: 1207 × 1016 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85967
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #28 (Nativity Play)
2004–2005
on paper, print
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
support: 838.2 × 1866.9 mm
Provenance:
X85967
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #28 (Nativity Play)
2004–2005
Photograph, C-print and Piezo print on paper
Object: 838 × 1867 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85970
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #31 (Mary Processional)
2004–2005
on paper, print
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
support: 1866.9 × 768.4 mm
Provenance:
X85970
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #31 (Mary Processional)
2004–2005
Photograph, C-print and Piezo print on paper
Object: 1867 × 768 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85971
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #32 (Horse Dance of the False Virgin)
2004–2005
on paper, print
C-prints and Piezo prints on paper
support: 1143 × 1016 mm
Provenance:
X85971
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #32 (Horse Dance of the False Virgin)
2004–2005
Photograph, C-print and Piezo print on paper
Object: 1143 × 1016 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85972
Switching Marys
2004–2005
installation
Mixed media with video projections
overall: 1879.6 × 4216.4 × 1016 mm
duration (Mary left): 1min, 8sec
duration (Mary right): 1min, 8sec
duration (May crowning/Hag Mary): 5min, 10sec
Provenance:
X85972
Mike Kelley, Switching Marys
2004–05
Mixed media with video projections
Object: 1879.6 × 4216.4 × 1016 mm
Provenance:
Gagosian Gallery, New York 2005
Purchased from the above by Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam 2006
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85973
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #9 (Fresno)
2004–2005
installation
Mixed media with video on monitor, video projected, audio track, and photographs
overall: 2286 × 4876.8 × 4470.4 mm
duration (Farm Girl video): 4min, 22sec
duration (Bray's Burgers video): 1min, 33sec
duration (Arbor Day audio): 58min
Provenance:
X85973
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #9 (Fresno)
2004–5
Mixed media with video on monitor, video projection, audio and photographs
Dimensions variable
Provenance:
Gagosian Gallery, New York 2005
Acquired from the above by Rubell Museum 2005
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X90606
Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #8 (Singles' Mixer)
2004–05
installation
Mixed media with video projection and photographs
object: 2845 × 7620 × 4293 mm
Provenance:
X90606
Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #8 (Singles' Mixer)
2004–05
Mixed media with video projection and photographs
Object: 2845 × 7620 × 4293 mm
Provenance:
Gagosian Gallery, New York 2005
Purchased from the above by present owner Peter Brant 2005
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X81991
Kandor 17
2007
installation
Mixed media with video projection, sound
object (Sculpture): 2743 × 1549 × 1353 mm
object (Tank): 1524 × 229 mm
Provenance:
X81991
Mike Kelley, Kandor 17
2007
Mixed media with high-definition video, colour and sound, projected
Dimensions variable
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89174
Lenticular No.14
2007
on paper, unique
Lenticular panel, light box
object: 1550 × 970 × 90 mm
Provenance:
X89174
Mike Kelley, Lenticular No.14
2007
Lenticular panel, light box
Object: 1549 × 934 × 105 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89175
Lenticular No.18
2007
on paper, unique
Lenticular panel, light box
object: 960 × 1270 × 90 mm
Provenance:
X89175
Mike Kelley, Lenticular No.18
2007
Edition no. 2 of 5
Lenticular panel, light box
Object: 934 × 1245 × 105 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89176
Lenticular No.1
2007
on paper, unique
Lenticular panel, light box
object: 1149 × 753 × 89 mm
Provenance:
X89176
Mike Kelley, Lenticular No.1
2007
Artist proof no. 1 of 2, from an edition of 5
Lenticular panel, light box
Object: 1149 × 753 × 89 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X81980
Ahh...Youth!
1991–2008
on paper, print
C-prints on paper
object, each: 498 × 327 mm
Provenance:
X81980
Mike Kelley, Ahh...Youth!
1991–2008
C-prints on paper
Eight objects: each 498 × 327 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85978
City 5
2008
sculpture
Tinted urethane resin on illuminated base
object: 298.5 × 450.9 mm
overall: 1448 × 559 mm
Provenance:
X85978
Mike Kelley, City 5
2008
Tinted urethane resin on illuminated base
Object: 1448 × 559 mm
Provenance:
The artist
West of Rome Inc, Pasadena
Acquired from the above by Pinault Collection, 2008
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X89020
Kandor 16B
2010
sculpture
Mixed media
243.8 x 100.3 x 113 cm
Provenance:
X89020
Mike Kelley, Kandor 16B
2007
Mixed media
Object: 2438 x 1003 x 1130 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X85977
City 13 (AP 1)
2011
sculpture
Tinted urethane resin on illuminated base
object: 374.7 × 517.5 mm
plinth: 1146.2 × 600.1 mm
overall: 1565.3 × 600.1 mm
Provenance:
X85977
Mike Kelley, City 13 (AP 1)
2011
Tinted urethane resin on illuminated base
Object: 1565 × 600 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X91559
Costume sketches for Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #36 (Vice Anglais)
ca 2011
on paper, unique
8 Photocopies with marker and colored pencil on paper
image: 279.4 × 215.9 mm
Provenance:
X91559
Mike Kelley, Costume sketches for Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #36 (Vice Anglais)
c.2011
8 Photocopies with marker and colored pencil on paper
Object: 279.4 × 215.9 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X91560
Costume sketches for Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #36 (Vice Anglais)
ca 2011
on paper, unique
8 Photocopies with marker and colored pencil on paper
image: 279.4 × 215.9 mm
Provenance:
X91560
Mike Kelley, Costume sketches for Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #36 (Vice Anglais)
c.2011
8 Photocopies with marker and colored pencil on paper
Object: 279.4 × 215.9 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45
X91562
Costume sketches for Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #36 (Vice Anglais)
ca 2011
on paper, unique
8 Photocopies with marker and colored pencil on paper
image: 279.4 × 215.9 mm
Provenance:
X91562
Mike Kelley, Costume sketches for Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #36 (Vice Anglais)
c.2011
8 Photocopies with marker and colored pencil on paper
Object: 279.4 × 215.9 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X91563
Costume sketches for Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #36 (Vice Anglais)
ca 2011
on paper, unique
8 Photocopies with marker and colored pencil on paper
image: 279.4 × 215.9 mm
Provenance:
X91563
Mike Kelley, Costume sketches for Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #36 (Vice Anglais)
c.2011
8 Photocopies with marker and colored pencil on paper
Object: 279.4 × 215.9 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
Mike Kelley
(1954–2012, born: Detroit, died: Los Angeles)
Bob Flanagan
(1952-1996)
X81981
Manipulating Mass-Produced Idealized Objects
1990
on paper, print
Print on paper
object: 356 × 279 mm
Provenance:
X81981
Mike Kelley, Manipulating Mass Produced Idealized Objects
1990
Print on paper
Object: 356 × 279 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
X81982
Nostalgic Depiction of the Innocence of Childhood
1990
on paper, print
Print on paper
object: 356 × 279 mm
Provenance:
X81982
Mike Kelley, Nostalgic Depiction of the Innocence of Childhood
1990
Print on paper
Object: 356 × 279 mm
Provenance:
The artist
Bequeathed to the Mike Kelley Foundation after the artist’s death
Nationality of artist: North American
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: US
Catalogue Raisonné:
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45.
