Artist

Paul McCarthy

b. 1945, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA · Based in Los Angeles, California, USA

MFA, University of Southern California (1972)
BFA, San Francisco Art Institute (1969)

Performance
Inflatable Sculpture
Mechanical Animatronics
Video

Paul McCarthy is a foundational figure of American performance and provocative multimedia sculpture. Dissecting Disney Americana, consumer excess, and patriarchal power through visceral performances and monumental inflatable sculptures smeared with food condiments, McCarthy's fearless grotesque theater lays bare the dark psychological underbelly of Western culture.

Gallery Representation

Hauser & Wirth →
Xavier Hufkens →

Artist Films

Paul McCarthy in “Transformation” (SEGMENT)
Art2119 minShort clipOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Paul McCarthy: “Black & White Tapes” (SHORT)
Art215 minOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)

Museums & Public Collections

Whitney Museum of American Art →
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles →
Tate Modern, London →
Centre Pompidou, Paris →

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