Kelly Burns is a self-taught, New York City–based artist whose physical and digital works exist between sculptural collage and stop-motion animation. Working with found objects and a warm sense of dark humor, he assembles pieces quickly and intentionally unrefined, treating imperfection as essential to the work and to a life spent making art. His work explores ambition, isolation and uncertainty, and the tension between the magical and the absurd.
In 2003, Burns self-published I NY – New York Street Art, a collection of photographs and graphic work that launched with a live collaborative installation at The New Museum. In 2021, he entered the Web3 art space, where much of his practice and community have since been based, creating ongoing collaborative projects and collections. His work has been exhibited at Momenta Art, White Columns and the New Museum in New York, and at RGBMTL in Montreal.
