More end-of-the-year awards Sep 10, 2008
Breakthrough Performance: Mike Kelley. The chief construction engineer for the city of Sioux City, who knocked at the door all season long, came through with his first Siouxland victory on Sunday, winning the second Covington Fall Classic at Covington Links in South Sioux City. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Kelley builds winner at Covington Sep 8, 2008
Sunday, on the final day of the Covington Fall Classic at Covington Links, Mike Kelley carved out a 73 to add to a first-round 68 Saturday for a 141 total good enough to edge Tom Merry by two strokes and claim the championship. "I felt very good about my round Saturday, but I was struggling Sunday,'' said Kelley, whose win was doubly satisfying because he was celebrating his 36th birthday, too. "My short game kept me in it, but I didn't get a very good start. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
There's still some golf left to be played Sep 3, 2008
Rick Admire, Mark Albert, Trent Allen, J.D. Anderson, Jim Anderson, Troy Arends, David Avery, Nate Barbee, Paul Bartlett, Brian Barto, Tim Bauer, Derek Benson, Tom Berglund, Dan Bernholtz, Tyson Bodlak, Bob Boote, Collin Breyfogle, Eric Bricker, Mark Brown, Bob Brummel, Ayron Corporon, Todd DeWeerd, Jeff Donaldson, Nick Dreckman, Don Droke, Ben Edwards, Chad Edwards, Dale Erwin, Brian Evans, Adam Fields, Larry Franzen, Adam Freed, Dan Freed, Tom Gates, Mark Hilts, Bill Hornbeck, Cam Jacobs, Ben... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Corporon has two-shot lead after first round of City tournament Aug 17, 2008
August 17, 2008 ONLINE EDITION. NATIONAL Sports COVERAGE. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
CBS drama 'Swingtown' takes an uptight look at colorful '70s Jun 6, 2008
That way, creator Mike Kelley ( The O.C., Jericho ) could spend more time exploring what happens when all marital bets are off and less time figuring out how to do a show about the fallout of infidelity without actually showing any. A little Boogie Nights -style grit would take some of the silly shine off of all those man-made fibers. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
* 'Chromophilia without the color' Mar 5, 2008
The neutrality of the color chart is predictably violated, first in a 1998 series of paintings by Mike Kelley that form a grid with covers of the bawdy-humor magazine Sex to Sexty, and later in two of Damien Hirst's ubiquitous spot paintings. The most recent works acknowledge that our experience of color is increasingly mediated by corporations and consultancies, like Pantone and the Color Marketing Group. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Artists Announced for Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International Feb 23, 2008
Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International Artists Doug AITKEN, United States, b. 1968 Kai ALTHOFF, Germany, b. 1966 Mark BRADFORD, United States, b. 1961 CAO Fei, China, b. 1978 Vija CELMINS, United States, b. 1938 Phil COLLINS, England, b. 1970 Bruce CONNER, United States, b. 1933 Peter FISCHLI, Switzerland, b. 1952 and David WEISS, Switzerland, b. 1946 Ryan GANDER, England, b. 1976 Daniel GUZMAN, Mexico, b. 1964 Thomas HIRSCHHORN, Switzerland, b. 1957 Richard HUGHES, England, b. 1974 Mike... (PR Newswire)
Forty artists to explore 'Life on Mars' in International Feb 22, 2008
"The thematic premise behind the show has to do with the idea of the intimate moments in our daily life that we miss by walking through our worlds and not seeing what is right in front of us. It also has to do with the more infinite sense of being part of the larger universe and finding ourselves on the inside and looking out. "All of the artists participating in the 2008 Carnegie International have been chosen because their work conveys this sensibility," Fogle says. The projected 200 artworks... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Titian: The mysteries of his late style Nov 28, 2007
Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge "Tarquin and Lucretia." An exhibition at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna illustrates the diversity in style of Titian's late works. Published: November 27, 2007. (International Herald Tribune)
Russian collectors snap up art at London Frieze Fair Oct 11, 2007
She said she was considering a "beautiful Anish Kapoor" at Lisson Gallery's booth and was discussing the potential purchase of a piece by Mike Kelley with Berlin-based Jablonka Galerie, where the artist currently has a solo show. Not all Russian visitors are enthusiastic about contemporary art. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
A great 3 years: Spearfish Arts Center reception Friday Jul 7, 2007
"With generous contributions from Mike Kelley as well as the Spearfish Area Community Foundation and many others, the gallery was approved by the board of directors," Nesheim said. "It was grueling work, but with Steve Babbitt, Bonnie Halsey-Dutton and other volunteers the job was done in just two months." The doors opened June 1, 2004 and today the gallery serves upwards of 50 individual artists. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
Finding the pagan beneath our masks May 25, 2007
Some viewers may recognize his debt to the similarly anthropologically-minded Los Angeles artist Mike Kelley as well as to the performance artist Paul McCarthy, a Dionysian explorer of the dark side of human consciousness. Jamie's mission becomes more clear in a trilogy of films ranging from 18 to 26 minutes that he made between 1998 and 2003. (Boston Globe)
Call for Artists:2007 International Juried Competition May 5, 2007
Recent projects include Street Credibility, which she co-curated with artist Mike Kelley, and Lorna Simpson, whose 20 year survey she coordinated for MOCA. She is the curator of the recent exhibition Bill Owens: Suburbia as well as the forthcoming exhibition of the work of photographer Florian Maier-Aichen for June 2007. Gabriel Ritter Curatorial Assistant, MOCA The Museum of Contemporary Art His interest in art and technology is exemplified by his curation of "Out of the Ordinary: New Video... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Beauty Is Back!: Mar 15, 2007
Jim Kelley Mike Kelley as the last great 20th-century artist. Previously, Christopher Benfey that Gustav Klimt's Adele Bloch-Bauer I was worth its $135 million price tag. (Slate)
Bears against bombs Jan 16, 2007
It also, weirdly, reminds one of all sorts of artwork one has seen before: the installations of Mike Kelley; the placards, swathes of photocopied material and detritus of Thomas Hirschhorn. With its recreation and representation of an individual's lair, and the stuff they surround themselves with - Haw's Tesco biscuits are here, a sleeping bag sandwiched between layers of tarpaulin, his rolling tobacco and his flagons of drinking water, and what looks like pee - it is not unlike the fictional... (Guardian Unlimited)
Temptations of the Fair Dec 25, 2006
The show, which will be up through the spring, posits a blooming tradition of gorgeous and impolite styles keyed to psychosocial provocations in works by Mike Kelley, Paul McCarthy, Charles Ray, Barbara Kruger, Raymond Pettibon, and Jim Shaw. I hadn t heard of nearly half the artists (nor had some Southern Californians I consulted). (New Yorker)
The Artful Billionaire Dec 10, 2006
The same drive that has made him such a pugnacious entrepreneur pushes him to accumulate ever grander pieces, including monumental works by sculptors like Richard Serra, whose steel structures can stretch hundreds of feet, and room-size installations by artists like Mike Kelley. Because he had no place to display them--80% of his art collection is still in storage--Pinault has scarcely seen some of the pieces he's bought. (Forbes)
L.A. show pays homage to Magritte Dec 4, 2006
As for the selection of artists who respond to Magritte's art, the list is sound and full of notables: Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, Ed Ruscha, Mike Kelley and Jeff Koons, to highlight the roster. And the works reveal their bond with their Belgian predecessor. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Cologne Art Scene Dwindles; Dealers, Artists Decamp to the Capital Berlin Nov 1, 2006
Jablonka Galerie, which sells work by artists including Mike Kelley, Roni Horn and Reiner Ruthenbeck, opened a new space near Checkpoint Charlie this year. Galerie Christian Nagel has a new showroom on Karl Marx Allee. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Power list shows growth of British influence in art Oct 14, 2006
20: Mike Kelley, artist. Also in this section. (Independent)
The New Art Sharks Aug 25, 2006
Want a coveted work by New York photographer Richard Prince or the hot Los Angeles multimedia artist Mike Kelley. They're up fivefold or more in recent years: Prince's works now top $1 million, and hedge fund manager David Ganek is one of two buyers who paid $688,000 for a copy of a 1991 Kelley photo series at the New York auctions in May. (BusinessWeek)
Quorum Court discusses jail condition Jul 13, 2006
Mike Kelley from Southbuild addresses the Jackson County Quorum Court Monday night following his video presentation on the construction of a new jail ... In old business, Carlew asked Sheriff David Lucas to introduce the guest speakers for the evening, Mike Kelley and James Langford of Southbuild. (Newport Daily Independent, AR)
Around the county Jun 8, 2006
-- Friday, June 9: Miss Spoon River Scenic Drive Kara Blackwell will be on hand at 7 p.m. Nashville recording artist Mike Kelley hillbillies will perform country music. A 50/50 drawing will be conducted. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Contemporary Art: 12 records, and much applause May 19, 2006
Next came a set of eight cibachrome photographs, seven of children's stuffed animals and one of the artist himself, Mike Kelley, as a schoolboy. "This work is number seven of an edition of ten," the catalogue warned. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
High prices mark a historic coming of age May 13, 2006
The first of these, "Ahh . . .Youth," was a set of eight cibachrome photographs, seven of stuffed animals straight from a child's nursery room taken by Mike Kelley in 1991, and one of himself, lifted from his high school year book. The set virtually doubled its high estimate as it made $688,000. (International Herald Tribune)
Broad Buys Warhol `Soup Can' in $143 Million Christie's Auction May 11, 2006
There were 10 records for artists, including Richard Prince, Mike Kelley and Brice Marden. Record-high estimates were not an obstacle for determined bidders, but there were cases when auctioneer Christopher Burge was pulling teeth. (Bloomberg)
