Mike Kelley, Influential Artist And Detroit Native, Dies Kelley earned a bachelor's of fine arts degree from the University of Michigan in 1976, and won his first National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in 1985. His works are included in collections ranging from the Guggenheim and Carnegie Museum to the Detroit Institute of Arts. Anthony Papa: R.I.P Mike Kelley: The Artist Who Helped Me Paint My Way to Freedom A fact that is not well-known -- Kelley also paved my way to freedom, rescuing me from a 15 to Life sentence for a non-violent drug crime I was serving at Sing Sing prison. Detroit native Mike Kelley brought punk rock vibe to contemporary art Mike Kelley, a Detroit-born, internationally renowned artist with roots in Detroit's punk rock scene, has died in an apparent suicide. Kelley was found dead Tuesday at his home in South Pasadena, Calif., according to reports. He was 57. US artist Mike Kelley found dead Artist Mike Kelley, whose unsettling installations helped define contemporary art in Los Angeles, has died at the age of 57. Artist Mike Kelley dies at 57 Artist Mike Kelley, known for his found-object assemblages and musical performance art, passed away in Los Angeles of an apparent suicide at the age of 57 on Wednesday, an associate of the artist confirmed to ArtInfo . Read full article >> Mike Kelley dies at 57; L.A. contemporary artist Mike Kelley's psychologically complex work was instrumental in making L.A. an international capital of contemporary art. Mike Kelley, an influential Los Angeles artist whose physically messy and psychologically complex projects laid the groundwork for present-day installation art, has died. He was 57. Mike Kelley, Influential American Artist, Dies at 57 Mr. Kelley's art mined the abjection and gross-out anarchy associated with youth culture. Artist Mike Kelley dead at 57 LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Artist Mike Kelley was found dead of an apparent suicide at his home in South Pasadena, Calif., the Los Angeles Times reported. He was 57. L.A. Police Investigate Sudden Death of Artist Mike Kelley Mike Kelley, an artist whose work incorporated stuffed animal toys, sculpture, props and painting along with performance and music, was found dead Tuesday night in his South Pasadena, California home. He was 57. Artist Mike Kelley, 57 "An influential Los Angeles artist whose physically messy and psychologically complex projects laid the groundwork for present-day installation art, has died.
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