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Mike Kelley

1954 - 2012

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Michael Kelley (October 27, 1954 – c. January 31, 2012) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mike Kelley is the 1,971st most popular painter (down from 1,727th in 2019), the 11,832nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,478th in 2019) and the 141st most popular American Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Mike Kelley ranks 1,971 out of 2,023. Before him are Eugene J. Martin, Keiji Inafune, James Thornhill, William Nicholson, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and El Kazovsky. After him are Howard Hodgkin, Arthur Streeton, Laura Muntz Lyall, Hablot Knight Browne, Charles Marion Russell, and Arthur Wesley Dow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Mike Kelley ranks 576. Before him are Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Karl Schnabl, Marc Vann, Cindy McCain, Don Stark, and Jochen Schümann. After him are Caroline Cossey, Christine Scheiblich, Maria Ștefan, Yuli Tamir, Zoltán Sztanity, and Katharine Jefferts Schori. Among people deceased in 2012, Mike Kelley ranks 450. Before him are Keith Gardner, Barry Unsworth, Les Leston, Robert Hughes, Helen Gurley Brown, and Dirk Bach. After him are Arthur Jensen, Philippe Bugalski, Reginald Hill, Eduard Ivanov, Kitty Wells, and Leslie Claudius.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mike Kelley ranks 11,834 out of 20,380. Before him are Mike Gravel (1930), Fabiano Caruana (1992), William Gibbs McAdoo (1863), Margaret Livingston (1895), Summer Phoenix (1978), and Lucas Black (1982). After him are Daniel Roebuck (1963), Alex Borstein (1971), Mike Honda (1941), Louise Lorraine (1904), Sherry Stringfield (1967), and Tim Guinee (1962).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Mike Kelley ranks 141. Before him are Elaine de Kooning (1918), J. Alden Weir (1852), Rembrandt Peale (1778), Thomas Dewing (1851), Eugene J. Martin (1938), and Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859). After him are Charles Marion Russell (1864), Arthur Wesley Dow (1857), George Luks (1867), Gertrude Abercrombie (1909), Wayne Thiebaud (1920), and Edwin Lord Weeks (1849).

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