Mike Kelley - Kim Gordon - MOCA U - MOCAtv

Kim Gordon and Mike Kelley met as art students in Los Angeles in the 1970s. Many years later, her influential rock band Sonic Youth put Kelley on the pop culture map, by using a detail from "Ahh... Youth!" (1991) as an album cover. In this interview, Gordon recalls her musical history with Kelley, including "Plato's Cave" (1985), and discusses the enduring appeal of his stuffed animal works.

Directed by Emma Reeves
Edited by Owen Schwartzbard & Tom Salvaggio

Photos courtesy of Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, Paula Court, John Harnois, Larry E. Wright, Cary Loren, Fredrik Nilsen.

All Kelley artworks (c) Estate of Mike Kelley
Courtesy of Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts