Mike Kelley with John Welchman

On the influence of Mike Kelley's work, art historian and critic John Welchman writes much contemporary art that trades in abjection and the pathetic, scatter art, neo-junk, bad-girl provocations, a thousand reformulations of the body, have all passed, here and there, through the viscerally abstruse filtration system of Kelley's imagination. For this conversation, the two discuss Kelley's remarkable career, focusing on his large-scale video work the Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction series, started in 2000. An ambitious project, the series is a group of 365 videotapes and video installations related to his 1995 sculptural work, Educational Complex. Through restaged photographs of activities found in high school yearbooks and newspapers, the videos address issues of repressed memory, abuse, and the culture of victimization.

[@bluebettle]

I really like how coherent and lucid Mike Kelley is about his works. Listening to most other artists talk about their works is like listening to nails on the chalkboard.

[@johnbrocado1083]

Jonathan Hohensee great thanks

[@marcigehring4887]

Having never cared for installation, or performance..a lot of the modern era of art, I find this person defines our culture very well. He has slayed the ridiculous nature of our popular culture. Grotesque ridiculous and crass! His pungent humor and intellect is refreshing. I’m terribly disheartened he died, sad, and alone 🕊 Thank you for sharing his heart and light creativity🙌RIP

[@shawnc01980]

I love how you play with genres from popular culture to your own genre to help you go through and to show the ACT and the need and The angst of trauma. Miss you Mike Kelly I did a paper on you in school for my undergrad and you're just where is and will be phenomenal artist that deals with yeah I just like your work a lot

[@davidchipps]

DID YOUR COMPARE THESE TWO? KUSAMA LOVE FOREREVER TO THE LAS VEGAS SHOOTINGS TO FLAMING LIPS DO YOUR REALIZE TO DAVID LYNCH'S MOBIUS STRIP MUHOLLAND DRIVE?

[@e.a.wtzipporah1192]

RIP to a genius. Mike Kelly is a one of a kind genius this is a great art lecture with Mike Kelly

[@collystudio74]

A great lecture by an incredibly important artist

[@Not-tomorrow]

Great lecture. Thank you!

[@wctolliver]

Hearing mike speak about his art is really enlightening; he's a concise lecturer. John's intro and commentary is so pretentious and convoluted he cannot help but fumble through his own words.

[@johnbrocado1083]

Defiently what a master RIP!

[@heythere5167]

RIP

[@johnbrocado1083]

Hey There without you knowing

[@luc7937]

Love

[@justinruins]

The Day is Done🖤✨️

[@zatorski]

Rip man

[@orpheus9037]

Welchman seems to get lost in endless digression and can never come to the point.

[@thelivingmanpart2]

Hilarious

[@davidchipps]

I'M NOT A F (WORDING) CHILD. MIKE KELLEY DIED but the advertising agencies kept beating that DRUM. STOP. ANIMATED BACON? WHY? WHY? What happened to CLEVER. RAY-N EEEEER-----BEEE

[@davidchipps]

@THE NEW HOUSE I WAS DRUNK WITH COURTNEY LOVE. BUT, CAN YOU FEEL ME NOW. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3ypnpZmpL-LfKs

[@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631]

Mike Kelly’s work is an example of Cultural Marxism