Do you still believe in ghosts? That's good, the pop and visionary spirit of Mike Kelley haunts the aisles of the Bourse de Commerce for the first time. Eleven years after his tragic death, the Parisian institution resurrects the subversive and colorful work of one of the greatest troublemakers of the West American punk scene by dedicating this absolutely masterful exhibition to him. The opportunity to immerse ourselves in the twists and turns of his cheeky universe with the continuous screening of the film Day Is Done and the partial reconstruction of some of his most famous constellations of ideas like his luminous Kandor cities, his miniature towns of the future imprisoned under a bell jar imagined “like paintings by Matisse in three dimensions, which would have taken on science fiction tones. » Between its installations of XXL plush toys knitted together, its series of photographs taken in Detroit in its native suburbs and its monumental models, the exhibition here aims for exhaustiveness. Covering the entire career of Mike Kelley, mixing scholarly references and underground culture, therefore becomes the only objective to achieve in order to best restore the scathing humor and trashy aesthetic that stuck so closely to him. Mission accomplished...

Let yourself be captivated by a disconcerting exhibition that highlights the major work of Mike Kelley, a master of performance. Four rooms are inhabited by his spirit and reveal his colossal work on the themes of ghosts and memories. His eclectic universe questions and testifies to his innovative approach to creation. The multi-colored cuddly toys lying on the ground or piled up on the walls are fascinating, as are its spectacular Kandors, cities of the future under glass bells, presented in the darkness of the Rotunda.