HWLA Mike Kelley: Kandors 1999 - 2011

Mike Kelley

Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts

Biography

Born

Detroit MI, 1954

Education

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI, 1976

California Institute of the Arts, Valencia CA, 1978

Solo Exhibitions

2025

Hauser & Wirth, 'Mike Kelley. Vice Anglais', London, UK
Moderna Museet, 'Mike Kelley. Ghost and Spirit', Stockholm, Sweden

Manual Arts, 'Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction – Photographs', Los Angeles CA

2024

Tate Modern, 'Mike Kelley. Ghost and Spirit', London, UK (Traveling exhibition) 

K21, 'Mike Kelley. Ghost and Spirit', Dusseldorf, Germany (Traveling exhibition) 

Group Exhibitions

2025

Centre Pompidou, 'Énormément bizarre. Jean Chatelus Collection', Paris, France

2024

The Hole, 'Hollywood Dream Bubble: Ed Ruscha’s Influence in Los Angeles and Beyond', Los Angeles CA 

Galerie Nagel Drexler, 'MIKE KELLEY & JOHN MILLER', Berlin, Germany 

Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, 'Growing Sideways: Performing Childhood', cur. Piper Marshall, New York NY 

Aspen Art Museum, 'In the House of the Trembling Eye: an exhibition staged by Allison Katz', Aspen CO 

Awards & Grants

2006

Wolfgang Hahn Prize, Museum Ludwig, Germany

2003

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, New York NY

Bibliography

Monographs

2022

Hauser & Wirth (eds.), 'Mike Kelley. Subharmonic Tangerine Abyss', Zurich: Hauser & Wirth, 2022, ill. (exh. bro.)

2019

Porter, Jenelle (ed.), ‘Mike Kelley. Timeless Painting’, Zurich: Hauser & Wirth Publishers, 2019, ill. (exh. cat.)

Kelley, Mike, ‘Mike Kelley. Unisex Love Nest’, Zurich: Hauser & Wirth Publishers, 2019 (exh. cat.)

Artist Book's & Writings

2019

Kelley, Mike, 'Cross Gender/Cross Genre', in: Kelley, Mike, ‘Mike Kelley. Unisex Love Nest’, Zurich: Hauser & Wirth Publishers, 2019 (exh. cat.)

2003

Welchman, John C. (ed.), Kelley, Mike, 'Mike Kelley. Foul Perfection. Essays and Criticism', Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2003, ill.

Publications

2021

de Bellis, Vincenzo, Galansino, Arturo (eds.), ‘American Art. 1961–2001’, Venice: Marsilio Editiori, 2021, pp. 162-163, ill. (exh. cat.)

Hopkins, David, ‘Dark Toys. Surrealism and the Culture of Childhood’, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2021, pp. 253-287, ill.

2020

Marshall, Patricia, Hammonds, Kit, Fernández, María Emilia, ‘On the razor’s edge’, Mexico City: Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo, 2020, pp. 62-63, 132-133, ill. (exh. cat.)

Press

2025

Novi, Ana, 'Best London Shows this March: Arita Singh, Mickalene Tomas, and More', on: whitewall.art, 27 March 2025, ill.

Wu, Simon, 'A Very Real American Place: The Suburban Unconscious in Mike Kelley', on: momus.ca, 6 March 2025, ill.

___, 'Vice anglais: 4 Feb — 17 Apr 2025 at the Hauser & Wirth Gallery in London, United Kingdom', on: meer.com, 15 February 2025, ill.

Armstrong, Annie, 'Los Angeles Toasts Clear Air, Conceptual Art, and Mysterious Mike Kelleys During Cautiously Optimistic Frieze Week, ' on: news.artnet.com, 21 February 2025, ill.

Cheale, Matthew, 'Mike Kelley: Ghost and Spirit', on: contemporary.burlington.org.uk, 28 February 2025, ill.

Silver, Hannah, 'Wallpaper* Design Awards 2025: Tate Modern’s cultural shapeshifting takes the art prize', on: wallpaper.com, 12 January 2025, ill.

2024

___, '"Ghost and Spirit" the first major UK exhibition of Mike Kelley’s artworks at Tate Modern, on view until March 9th, in London', on: purple.fr, 19 November 2024, ill.

Lai, Eugenia, 'The Artwork is Always Right: Christian Scheidemann', on: spikeartmagazine.com, 16 May 2024, ill. 

Gelt, Jessica, Lee, Ashley, Swed, Mark, 'Ed Ruscha’s "Chocolate Room", Maurice Sendak and the week’s best L.A. culture', on: latimes.com, 13 April 2024, ill. 

___, 'Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts awards $400,000 to fifteen Los Angeles organizations', on: artdaily.com, 15 April 2024, ill. 

___, 'Mike Kelley: Ghost and Spirit', in: Das Kunstmagazin, Berlin, April 2024, p. 123, ill. 

Dath, Deitmar, 'Heavy Metal und weiche Tiere', on: faz.net, 3 April 2024, ill. 

Kothenschulte, Daniel, 'Mike Kelley in Düsseldorf. Der Poltergeist', on: monopol-magazine.de, 2 April 2024, ill. 

Kross, Margaret, 'Gina Fischli: Ugly Feelings', on: flash---art.com, 28 March 2024, ill. 

Waters, John, 'YOU HAVE MADE AN EPIC! A Conversation with Mike Kelley', on: flash---art.com, 28 February 2024, ill. 

Clark, Larry, 'IN YOUTH IS PLEASURE. A Conversation with Mike Kelley', on: flash---art.com, 28 February 2024, ill. 

Inglese, Andrea, 'Il Perturbante alla Collezione Pinault', on: doppiozero.com, 16 February 2024, ill. 

Copson, Matt, Gallais, Jean-Marie, 'Mike Kelley', on: curamagazine.com, 24 January 2024, ill.