Death
In 2012, Kelley was found dead of an apparent suicide in South Pasadena. A spontaneous memorial to Kelley was built in an abandoned carport near his studio in the Highland Park section of LA shortly after news of his death. Mourners were invited via an anonymous Facebook page to “help rebuild MORE LOVE HOURS THAN CAN EVER BE REPAID AND THE WAGES OF SIN (1987), by contributing stuffed fabric toys, afghans, dried corn, wax candles…building an altar of unabashed sentimentality.” The memorial was active throughout February 2012 and was dismantled in early March 2012, with the contents given to the Mike Kelley Foundation.
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