Paul McCarthy

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Paul McCarthy (born August 4, 1945 in Salt Lake City , Utah ) is an American contemporary artist, best known for his performances and sculptures.

Life

Paul McCarthy studied art from 1969 at the University of Utah ( The U ) and then at the San Francisco Art Institute ( SFAI ), where he obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in painting. In 1972 he studied film, video and art at UCLA , a. a. with Jason Rhoades and did his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) there. From 1982 to 2002 he taught performance, video, installations and history of art performances at the University of California, Los Angeles . Paul McCarthy lives and works in Altadena , California.

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Sweet Brown Snail at Bavariapark and the traffic center of the Deutsches Museum in Munich at Theresienhöhe Schwanthalerhöhe Westend

McCarthy began his career with actions in which gravity was used as a metaphorical vehicle. The work includes drawings, sculptures, actions and performances, performance videos, films, and installations.

Santa Claus on the Eendrachtsplein in Rotterdam

From 1974 onwards, his works became more aggressive and sexually provocative: The performances deal with brutality and self-destruction.

In the 1980s and 1990s, the performances (in the then international trend) were characterized by ironic distance, for example Painter .

In another form of work, large backdrops are set up in which actors play scenes as they please , which are recorded as videos and photographs. After the completion of such performances, the scenery, video material and photos count as art objects. McCarthy's son Damon was often involved in this work.

In 2008, an enlarged sculpture of Santa Claus was installed on Rotterdam's Eendrachtsplein . It is supposed to represent a Santa Claus who, instead of a Christmas tree, is holding a sculpture that makes some observers think of a butt plug .

In November 2009 he opened an exhibition in New York entitled White Snow , which was thematically based on the Disney adaptation of the German classic fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs .

On October 16, 2014, he had a huge green inflatable sculpture, which he characterized as a "tree" but which has the shape of a butt plug, installed on Place Vendôme in Paris. He was slapped by a passer-by while visiting them.

McCarthy's works often have a thematic reference to American culture. They are in great demand on the international art market. McCarthy is one of the most influential contemporary artists.

Exhibitions (selection)

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  • 2013 Park Avenue Armory, New York, WS
  • 2009 De Uithof, City of Utrecht, Paul McCarthy - Air Pressure
  • 2009 Hauser & Wirth New York, White Snow
  • 2009 Zachęta National Gallery of Art, Paul McCarthy & Benjamin Weissman - Quilting Sessions , Warsaw
  • 2008 Whitney Museum of American Art , Central Symmetrical Rotation Movement - Three Installations , Two Films, New York
  • 2007 SMAK Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Paul McCarthy - Head Shop / Shop Head , Ghent
  • 2007 Middelheim Sculpture Museum, Paul McCarthy - Air Born / Air Borne / Air Pressure , Antwerp
  • 2006 Moderna Museet, Paul McCarthy - Head Shop / Shop Head , Stockholm
  • 2005 Haus der Kunst, Paul McCarthy - LaLa land parodie paradies , Munich
  • 2005 Whitechapel Gallery, Paul McCarthy - LaLa land parody paradise , London
  • 2004 Van Abbemuseum, Paul McCarthy. Brain Box - Dream Box , Eindhoven
  • 2003 Hauser & Wirth , Paul McCarthy. Piccadilly Circus , London
  • 2003 Tate Modern , Paul McCarthy at Tate Modern , London
  • 1999 Videos 1970-1998 (with Mike Kelley )
  • 1999 Gallery in the Taxispalais, Innsbruck (with Ida Applebroog and Maria Brunner )

Web links

Commons : Paul McCarthy  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hunter Drohojowska-Philp: The Mechanical Id. In: artnet. Retrieved February 4, 2009 .
  2. ^ Paul Mc Carthy: Painter (preview). In: YouTube. August 2, 2007, accessed June 20, 2011 (video).
  3. ↑ November 28: Santa Claus finds a Permanent New Home. (No longer available online.) Sculpture International Rotterdam, October 21, 2008, archived from the original on October 21, 2014 ; accessed on November 3, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sculptureinternationalrotterdam.nl
  4. ↑ Randy Kennedy: Paul McCarthy, the Demented Imagineer . In: The New York Times . May 10, 2013, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed September 15, 2017]).
  5. ↑ Paris 'sex toy' sculpture raises storm. BBC News, October 17, 2014, accessed October 17, 2014 .
  6. ↑ US artist Paul McCarthy brings giant inflatable 'Tree' to Paris. AFP news agency, October 17, 2014, accessed on October 17, 2014 (English, YouTube video).
  7. ^ Stedelijk Museums voor Actuele Kunst. Ghent
  8. ↑ Whitechapel Gallery Kondon
  9. ^ Art bunker Tumulka Munich
personal data
SURNAME McCarthy, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American performance artist
DATE OF BIRTH August 4, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Salt Lake City , Utah