Mike Kelley Death

They were two American artists who, in their striking divergence, tell the story of a nation whose center seems ready to tear apart. Stress makes people look for extreme solutions, both in life and art.

Mike Kelley, who passed away on February 1, was one of the most influential artists living in Los Angeles. His fearless approach made bad taste, dark ...

A fact that is not well-known -- Kelley also paved my way to freedom, rescuing me from a 15 to Life sentence for a non-violent drug crime I was serving at Sing Sing prison.