57-year-old artist was found dead at his home in California on January 31. Apparently, it was a suicide

artist Mike Kelley
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Mike Kelly
Arena number 10 (Dogs). From a series of "Arena." 1990
installation. Plush toys, woolen shawl
Source: bloomberg.com

night on Tuesday January 31 artist Mike Kelley (Mike Kelley), who worked in the genres of sculpture, painting, performance, and others, was found dead at his home in Pasadena (California). He was 57 years old.

Pasadena Police reported that the death apparently was caused by suicide. Lt. Fred Corral (Fred Corral) and a group of investigators of the Department district in Los Angeles coroners (Los Angeles County Department of Coroner) after 6-8 weeks will receive the results of toxicological examination, which will reveal the cause of death.

«This is one of the leading and most influential artists, he blurs the distinction between different kinds of art. He was very deeply felt, was full of energy, it is extremely serious and productive, "- said Helen Weiner (Helene Winer) of the New York gallery Metro Pictures, which in 1982 hosted the first solo exhibition Mike Kelley, and where the artist has continued to exhibit in the next twenty years.

world art community shaken by the death of Mike. "His suicide was a blow to me, - said the painter, John Miller (John Miller), who tied with Kelly during a joint study at the California Institute of the Arts. - I did not feel anything like a terrorist attack on September 11. It just can not be. He was one of my most loyal friends ».

Miller said that he spoke with Kelly on the phone a week before the incident, and the artist talked about the problems that caught up with him, along with recognition and money . "There were all together. He had to somehow live with this success, the fact that it recognized on the streets. He did not like to stand out, be a star, though he was an actor - says John Miller. - He's always been kind of a workaholic and demands more of himself, which eventually ceased to be funny ».

As a student at Michigan State University art department, a native of Detroit, Mike Kelley founded the artistic group" Destroy All Monsters ", make music and performances. One of the works reproduced on the cover of Kelly's 1992 album «Dirty» rock band Sonic Youth.

Works Mike Kelly are meeting about 30 cultural institutions, including the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, the MoMA and the Guggenheim Museum. Kelly was invited to participate in the Biennale of the Whitney Museum in New York in 2012. It could be his seventh experience of participation in this Biennale.

most expensive work of Mike Kelley, sold at auction, is a large installation of stuffed animals. Over $ 2.7 million it sold at Phillips in 2006, hedge fund manager Adam Sender (Adam Sender).

Prepared by Mary Onuchina, AI

Source: artinvestment.ru