© Jennifer Steinkamp, courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York
Artist
Jennifer Steinkamp(American, born 1958)American, born 1958
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Mike Kelley, 14
Date2007–2008
Made inUnited States
MediumSingle-channel video
Dimensions8 minutes
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Isabel B. Wilson and The Brown Foundation, Inc.
Object number2011.1020
Non exposé
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
In 2007 Jennifer Steinkamp embarked on
an extended series of flowering trees, titled Mike Kelley in tribute to the artist who was among her early
mentors. There are now 17 Mike Kelly projections
in this series, each one a variant on a single tree that passes through
seasonal cycles, going from bare to tender green, to autumnal incandescence,
and back to the barren boughs of winter. At the same time, the boughs gyrate in
a sinuous ballet, implying the larger earth cycles of wind, storm, and
change.
ProvenanceThe artist; [Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2011.
Exhibition History"Jennifer Steinkamp: Mike Kelley," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 30–November 27, 2012.
"Jennifer Steinkamp," Tacoma Art Museum, Washington, November 9, 2013–January 26, 2014.
"Jennifer Steinkamp: Mike Kelley Projections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 19–October 26, 2014.
"Digital Worlds: New Media from the Museum’s Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 23–October 8, 2018.
"Jennifer Steinkamp: The Seasons," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 12, 2020–January 10, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
on each disc in black ink " mike kelley 14 AP 08 "
on top of hard drive in black ink on yellow paper " mike kelley 14 / A2 / shutdown 4am "
on top of hard drive in black ink on yellow paper " mike kelley 14 / A2 / shutdown 4am "
on one DVD (presumablly the master disc) top near center of disc " Jennifer Steinkamp "
on side of cases of each of two DVD copies " Jennifer Steinkamp, Mike Kelley 14 AP, 2008, DVDROM "
on hard drive " ASUS "
software and installation instructions " Eee Box PC "
on hard drive " ASUS "
software and installation instructions " Eee Box PC "
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