Purple Magazine
— The Essence of Fashion Issue #41 S/S 2024
mike kelley
ROOTS The series Photo Show Portrays the Familiar consists of 26 photographs by Mike Kelley, who in 2001 returned to the industrial landscape of Detroit to document his upbringing. Presented here is a selection of images from his post-conceptual work capturing an intimate world with an objective lens. ALL ARTWORK COPYRIGHT MIKE KELLEY AND ADAGP, PARIS, 2024, COURTESY OF THE MIKE KELLEY FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Mike Kelley, frontispiece: local newspaper article from the wayne/westland eagle, 2001, gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inch
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Mike Kelley, former Kelley residence, westland mi, 2001, gelatin silver print, 16 x 20 inches
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Mike Kelley, interior of shack, stony island, 2001, gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches
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Mike Kelley, ceramic crock decorated with the figure titled “our next president,” Henry Ford Museum, dearborn, mi, 2001, gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches