The impressive Mike Kelley retrospective currently on view at MoMA PS1 — appropriately titled Mike Kelley — is a strong contender for Best Exhibition of 2013. The show was certainly the most ambitious. Organized after the artist’s unexpected death in 2012, the exhibition successfully avoids any complications from fast-tracking one of largest shows of the year, and the most comprehensive of the artist’s career, portraying an artist whose diverse practice and influence are still being surmised.
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