Mike Kelly envisioned ‘Mobile Homestead’ as an exact replica of his childhood home in Westland, Michigan. He described it as ‘every man’s home’ and a ‘typical house of the suburbs.’ Its final resting place at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit is hugely ironic - Midtown is nothing like the Detroit suburbs.
Mobile Homestead at MOCAD
Doug Aitken created the ‘Mirage Detroit’ installation out of faceted mirror panels and placed it inside the historic State Savings Bank in downtown Detroit. Aitken deliberately replicated the simple form of the iconic American ranch house but with infinite reflections dissolving the boundaries of space and shape. Andi Watson collaborated with Aitken on the haunting lighting effects.
Mirage Detroit in the historic State Savings Bank