McCarthy, Paul (b.1945)

Creator details

Name
McCarthy, Paul (b.1945)
Nationality
American
Biography
Provocative artist first known for his performance pieces dealing with taboos, childhood myths, and issues of human psyche and behavior, and in later career for his monumental sculptures and installations dealing with similar themes.

Assets (23 in total)

Tomato Head (Green), 1994 (fiberglass, urethane, rubber, metal, plastic, fabric & painted metal base)
Mechanical Pig, 2003-05 (silicone, platinum, fibreglass, metal & electrical components)
Blockhead, temporary Inflatable sculpture at Tate Modern, London, UK, 2003 (photo)
Pig Island by Paul McCarthy - Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milan
Artist Paul McCarthy and Massimiliano Gioni (curator at the New Museum in New York and director of the Nicola Trussardi Foundation) in front of Paul McCarthy's work
Daddies Bighead, temporary Inflatable sculpture at Tate Modern, London, UK, 2003 (photo)
Pig Island by Paul McCarthy, exhibited in the first major solo show in an Italian institution by the American artist Paul McCarthy. Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Palazzo Citterio, Via Brera 14, Milan. May-July, 2010/“” Pig Island”” by Paul McCarthy, opera esposta nella prima personale dedicata all'artista americano da una istituzione italiana. Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Palazzo Citterio, Via Brera 14, Milano. maggio-luglio 2010 -
Inauguration of the exhibition 'Elogio del Dubbio' (In Praise of Doubbio) in Punta della Dogana on April 8, 2011: Paul McCarthy Room -
Basement Bunker: George W. with Face Camera, Pipe and Pink Shirt, 2003 (cibachrome print mounted on aluminum)
Michael Jackson Fucked Up (Big Head), 2002 (bronze)
Mechanical Pig, 2003-05 (silicone, platinum, fibreglass, metal & electrical components)
Mechanical Pig, 2003-05 (silicone, platinum, fibreglass, metal & electrical components)

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