Today the contemporary art world lost one of his most influential talent : Mike Kelley. An occasion to remember one of his masterpieces "Kandors".
For you, non-Superman fans, Kandor is a Kryptonian city that has been shrunk and placed in a bell jar.
Kelley created replicas of Kandor using colorful handblown glass bottles and bell jars. I had the chance to see some of them at the Punta Della Dogana when I lived in Venice and it concentrates all the imaginary ingredients I love in artworks.
A bizarre and beautiful mix of science fiction, mudane, retro-futuristic, industrial and intimate. Some sources said that the cause of death was suicide but I prefer thinking he found his way to the birthplace of Superman, Kandor.
