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Mike Kelley — White or Yellow?
Mike Kelley

White or Yellow?

A frenetic tangle of crayon, pencil, and ink marks fills the paper in Mike Kelley's *White or Yellow?*, evoking the raw, unfiltered energy of outsider art and childhood expression. The work engages Kelley's longstanding interrogation of repression, innocence, and the darker undercurrents lurking beneath everyday cultural artifacts. The deceptively simple materials carry a charged ambiguity, as the title itself poses a question that resists easy resolution.

Medium
crayon, pencil and ink on paper

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New Now Day Sale

February 29, 2016

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Mike Kelley, White or Yellow?

A frenetic tangle of crayon, pencil, and ink marks fills the paper in Mike Kelley's *White or Yellow?*, evoking the raw, unfiltered energy of outsider art and childhood expression. The work engages Kelley's longstanding interrogation of repression, innocence, and the darker undercurrents lurking beneath everyday cultural artifacts. The deceptively simple materials carry a charged ambiguity, as the title itself poses a question that resists easy resolution.

Medium
crayon, pencil and ink on paper
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Postmodern Art, Outsider Art Influence, Male Artist, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Raw Aesthetic, Late 20th Century, Works on Paper, Monochromatic, Crayon And Pencil, Deadpan Humor, Minimalist Composition, Neutral Tones, Crayon And Ink, Drawing, Text-Based Art, Neo-Expressionism, Black and White

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