Mike Kelley was one of those artists that millions of people know without realizing it; anyone who’s ever seen the cover of Sonic Youth’s Dirty has seen a piece by Mike Kelley. Kelley died the other day at 57 in what’s been reported as a suicide, and among the many other sad parts of the story is the now-uncertain status of Kelley’s “Mobile Homestead” public art project. Intended to be a scale replica of Kelley’s childhood home, only the facade has been finished so far, and though Kelley left detailed instructions for its completion, there are the usual uncertainties. Three films detailing the project are in this year’s Whitney Biennial, incidentally. (FULL ARTICLE: Julia Halperin, ARTINFO)