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Mike Kelley — Kappa Scalp
Mike Kelley

Kappa Scalp

A wine glass topped with a toupée and plastic elements sits beneath a glass dome on a wooden base, merging the mundane with the absurd in Kelley's signature style. The work plays on notions of preservation and display, evoking both scientific specimen cases and domestic trophy culture. Through this unsettling assemblage, Kelley transforms everyday objects into a meditation on identity, artifice, and the grotesque.

Medium
mixed media, wine glass, toupée and plastic on wood base with glass dome

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 10, 2016

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Mike Kelley, Kappa Scalp

A wine glass topped with a toupée and plastic elements sits beneath a glass dome on a wooden base, merging the mundane with the absurd in Kelley's signature style. The work plays on notions of preservation and display, evoking both scientific specimen cases and domestic trophy culture. Through this unsettling assemblage, Kelley transforms everyday objects into a meditation on identity, artifice, and the grotesque.

Medium
mixed media, wine glass, toupée and plastic on wood base with glass dome
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Postmodern Art, Assemblage, Surreal Imagery, Surreal, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Three Dimensional Work, Sculptural Installation, Influential Contemporary Artist, Late 20th Century, Mixed Media Sculpture, Provocative, Surrealist Undertones, Dark Humor, Found Objects

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