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Mike Kelley

American · 1954–2012

Michael Kelley was an American artist whose work involved found objects, textile banners, drawings, assemblage, collage, performance, photography, sound and video. He also… (Wikipedia)

$1,179,500≈ £876,496≈ €1,042,329Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumMemory Ware Flat #3Phillips134lots offered2009–2026years recorded71%sold (94)$10.2kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Memory Ware Flat #3 by Mike Kelley, 2000, mixed media on wood panel, sold Nov 2021Memory Ware Flat #3Phillips · $1,179,500≈ £876,496≈ €1,042,329Sign up to see
  2. Nazi War Cave #1 by Mike Kelley, 1985, Acrylic on paper, sold Oct 2014Nazi War Cave #1Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $740,000≈ £459,913≈ €585,536Sign up to see
  3. Memory Ware #37 by Mike Kelley, 2003, mixed media on wood panel, sold May 2016Memory Ware #37Phillips · $641,000≈ £444,398≈ €562,527Sign up to see

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  1. Test Room Containing Multiple Stimuli Known to Elicit Curiosity and Manipulatory Responses (2) by Mike Kelley, 2001, C-print mounted to Plexiglas, sold Mar 2015
    Test Room Containing Multiple Stimuli Known to Elicit Curiosity and Manipulatory Responses (2), 2001
    Photograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 124
    $11,875≈ £7,715≈ €10,577Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. Untitled from the Sublime (Study for Dear Doctor) by Mike Kelley, 1983, ink on paper, sold Feb 2015
    Untitled from the Sublime (Study for Dear Doctor), 1983
    Drawing · Paper
    45.5 x 60.5 cm (17 7/8 x 23 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 161
    £8,125≈ $12,495≈ €10,978Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Nazi War Cave #1 by Mike Kelley, 1985, Acrylic on paper, sold Oct 2014
    Nazi War Cave #1, 1985
    Acrylic · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 213
    $740,000≈ £459,913≈ €585,536Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Untitled, from the Sublime (Study for Headache Napkin) #2 by Mike Kelley, 1983, ink on paper, sold Sep 2014
    Untitled, from the Sublime (Study for Headache Napkin) #2, 1983
    Drawing · Paper
    24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 71
    $12,500≈ £7,715≈ €9,653Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. The Big Day by Mike Kelley, 1980, ink, gouache on paper, in 2 parts, sold May 2014
    The Big Day, 1980
    Gouache · Paper
    each 23 1/2 x 18 in. (59.7 x 45.7 cm.) overall 23 1/2 x 36 in. (59.7 x 91.4 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 285
    $25,000≈ £14,873≈ €18,254Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. The Orange & Green, from Pansy Metal/Clovered Hoof by Mike Kelley, 1989, Screenprint in colors, on oversized China Silk Habotai scarf, the full sheet, with accompanying wooden pole,, sold Apr 2014
    The Orange & Green, from Pansy Metal/Clovered Hoof, 1989
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 38/40
    scarf 52 x 37 1/2 in. (132.1 x 95.3 cm) pole length 58 in. (147.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 214
    $8,750≈ £5,194≈ €6,313Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Banner (Master Dik Y'all) by Mike Kelley, 1989, screenprint on silk, sold Feb 2014
    Banner (Master Dik Y'all), 1989
    Screenprint · Other support
    52½ h x 37½ w in (133 x 95 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 256
    $11,875≈ £7,133≈ €8,696Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Wright ↗
  8. Goethe Quote (for Parkett 31) by Mike Kelley, 1992, Photograph with screenprinted text on the mount,, sold Dec 2013
    Goethe Quote (for Parkett 31), 1992
    Photograph · ed. 24/60
    overall 61 x 41.9 cm (24 x 16 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 156
    £1,250≈ $2,051≈ €1,489Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  9. Yellow Banana 2 by Mike Kelley, 1991, acrylic on paper, sold Sep 2013
    Yellow Banana 2, 1991
    Acrylic · Paper
    39 1/2 x 32 in. (100.3 x 81.3 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 162
    $8,750≈ £5,439≈ €6,460Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Poetry of Form: Part of an Ongoing Attempt to Develop an Auteur Theory of Naming by Mike Kelley, 1985-96, 34 gelatin silver prints, in painted wood and Plexiglas frames, sold May 2013
    Poetry of Form: Part of an Ongoing Attempt to Develop an Auteur Theory of Naming, 1985-96
    Photograph · Panel · ed. 1/5
    each 16 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (42.5 x 32.4 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 208
    $60,000≈ £39,386≈ €46,624Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
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About Mike Kelley

Michael Kelley was an American artist whose work involved found objects, textile banners, drawings, assemblage, collage, performance, photography, sound and video. He also worked on curatorial projects; collaborated with many other artists and musicians; and left a formidable body of critical and creative writing. He often worked collaboratively and had produced projects with artists Paul McCarthy, Tony Oursler, and John Miller. Writing in The New York Times, in 2012, Holland Cotter described the artist as "one of the most influential American artists of the past quarter century and a pungent commentator on American class, popular culture and youthful rebellion."

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