Purple Art
[November 19 2024]
“Ghost and Spirit” the first major UK exhibition of Mike Kelley’s artworks at Tate Modern, on view until March 9th, in London
Tate Modern’s Mike Kelley show is a profound dive into the artist’s “dark pop art.” Spanning eerie early works like The Poltergeist to his iconic Kandors series, Kelley’s inventive use of craft, toys, and multimedia critiques societal norms. His haunting explorations of memory, belief, and identity, from Educational Complex to Extracurricular Reconstructions, resonate powerfully. This ambitious exhibition showcases Kelley’s imaginative legacy, merging the uncanny with cultural critique.
