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Level 2, Sublevel

Mike KelleyWW-1998-169418

1998·Acrylic on paper·Sheet (irregular): 53 5/8 × 51 1/8 in. (136.2 × 129.9 cm)

<p>Mike Kelley, <em>Level 2, Sublevel</em>, 1998. Acrylic on paper, sheet (irregular): 53 5/8 × 51 1/8 in. (136.2 × 129.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Rafael Jablonka 2019.485.2</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1998
Medium: Acrylic on paper
Dimensions: Sheet (irregular): 53 5/8 × 51 1/8 in. (136.2 × 129.9 cm)
Collection: Whitney Museum of American Art
Artist: Mike Kelley

Artist

Mike Kelley

Painting

Mike Kelley was regarded as one of the most influential members of the contemporary Conceptual Art movement. His multimedia work, ranging from performance and installation to painting and photography, features souvenirs of popular culture, such as stuffed animals or crocheted couch throws, evoking an atmosphere of the uncanny. In his postmodern world, the high and low are combined in philosophical investigations of contemporary society, joined with a 1950s comic book style, creating absurd, sometimes humorous portrayals of the American middle class and its conceptions of the normative.

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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