Exhibition Walkthrough with Sterling Ruby

Join us for a walkthrough of ‘Mike Kelley: Kandors 1999 – 2011’ led by LA-based artist Sterling Ruby. Organized in collaboration with the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, this extensive presentation is the first comprehensive survey of the Kandors series. This drop-in event is not ticketed, however, space is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Check-in begins at 1.30 pm at the Information Desk in the Courtyard. About Sterling Ruby Sterling Ruby (b. 1972) is known for his use of a wide range of aesthetic and material strategies, from sculptures made of saturated, glossy, poured polyurethane, bronze and steel, to drawings, collages, richly glazed ceramics, spray-paint paintings, photography and video, as well as textile works that include quilts, tapestries and large stuffed soft sculptures. He received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois and an MFA from ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California. His work is included in many public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Tate Modern, London; and Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris.