On the tenth anniversary of Kelley’s death, Dan Fox rereads the artist’s writing and criticism
Brian Butler, Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer and Diana Theater discuss why LA has been home to so many experimental venues over the last 40 years
On what would have been Kelley’s 66th Birthday, Gabriella Pounds explores the impact of the antic French poem ‘Les Chants de Maldoror’ on the artist and his predecessors, from Hans Bellmer to John Balance
‘Too cool for life too cool for death’
The artist’s retrospective, curated by John Baldessari and Meg Cranston at ICA LA, shows how thin the line is between artist and art worker
From non-art to art and back again: on the eve of a major Jim Shaw and Mike Kelley show, an interview with the director of the MSU Broad
Are the roles of artist and writer compatible?
Lynn Hershman Leeson, Mike Kelley, Laura Owens, and more: the best exhibitions on view during Frieze Week
To celebrate frieze’s quarter century, the editors choose 25 key artworks: one for each year of the magazine’s existence
Manifesta announces its line-up and Bobby Miller brings charges against the Mapplethorpe Foundation: the latest news from the art world
RISD Museum, Providence, USA
In an ongoing series, frieze asks an artist, curator or writer to list the books that have influenced them
Friends and collaborators remember his life and work
‘10,000 Lives’ was a fascinating examination of the role of photography in contemporary culture
Sculpture Center, New York, USA
Various venues, Shanghai, China
Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
Patrick Painter Inc., Los Angeles, USA
Behind the renewed interest in Performance Art lies a desire to bring the real and the representation closer together
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; LACMA, Los Angeles; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Haus der Kunst, Munich