Mike Kelley, five-night survey featuring guest speakers

A five-night survey dedicated to the video works of Mike Kelley, which will feature guest speakers. Tuesday, September 8 at 8:00 PM The Banana Man (1983) Kappa (1986) Family Tyranny/Cultural Soup (1987) The Banana Man (1983): A solo psychodrama exploring fictional identity and character psychology through a minor children’s television figure. Kappa (1986): A collaborative psychodrama fusing Freudian symbology and Oedipal myths with popular imagery. Family Tyranny/Cultural Soup (1987): A dark comedy collaboration with Paul McCarthy parodying a sitcom set to look at domestic trauma. Wednesday, September 9 at 8:00 PM BLIND COUNTRY (1989) Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #1 (Domestic Scene) (2000) Bridge Visitor (Legend-Trip) (2004) Bridge Visitor (Legend-Trip) (2004): A video exploring teenage rituals and adolescent infatuations with spooky spaces and occult actions. BLIND COUNTRY (1989): An H.G. Wells-inspired psychodrama co-created with Ericka Beckman mapping psychological distress. Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #1 (Domestic Scene) (2000): A theatrical narrative reimagining high school yearbook trauma inside a domestic kitchen stage. Thursday, September 10 at 8:00 PM Heidi (1992, with Paul McCarthy) Heidi (1992): A collaborative, disturbing adaptation of the classic children’s story exploring commercialized innocence with Paul McCarthy. Friday, September 11 at 7:00 PM A Voyage of Growth and Discovery (2010, with Michael Smith) A Voyage of Growth and Discovery (2010): A feature-length collaboration tracking the existential, avant-garde journey of Michael Smith’s Baby IKKI character. Saturday, September 12 at 8:00 PM Day Is Done (2005) Day Is Done (2005): A 169-minute opus staging carnivalesque music videos and high school rituals based on yearbook snapshots. Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live