I am pretty sure you have an answer you consider to be absolutely clear, and with a few moments and a little assistance from Google I can find you a very
scholarly and well reasoned position
piece which challenges your view.
From the first performance
pieces created in Cal Arts, the famous Los Angeles art school, to the amazingly rich graphic work, including the spectacular systems in
which the artist uses all techniques (video, photography, odd objects...), Mike Kelley's work,
scholarly with a tinge of irreverence, spreads out in a striking visual and sound itinerary.