Paul McCarthy: Between Beauty and the Beast [Hardcover]

Sam Lipsyte (Author), Tim Nye (Editor), Paul McCarthy (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1891027239 | ISBN-13: 978-1891027239 | Publication Date: February 1, 2007 | Edition: Har/Pstr

Most artists would be sorry to hear that their work looked like a steaming plate of poop, but not Paul McCarthy. Because that's exactly what he's drawn. In a woodbound portfolio scribbled and annotated ("finger," "smeel my assh hul hole") in what looks like the handwriting of a teenage boy, everything that isn't scatological is phallic or violent. Photographs, including documentation of his sculptures, raise the production values and (sometimes) lower the NC-17 rating. And his commentaries on the work clarify his intentions: if Disney-esque model dwarves are "emissaries from multinational conglomerates come to colonize our dreams," McCarthy's mission must be, in part, recovering those dreams and restoring the taboo to our minds. Mission accomplished. McCarthy, born in Salt Lake City in 1945 and a longtime resident of Los Angeles, has had recent major solo shows at Stockholm's Moderna Museet, New York's New Museum and the Tate Modern in London.

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About the Author

Paul McCarthy was born in 1945 in Salt Lake City, Utah and he currently lives and works in Los Angeles. He studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and the University of Southern California. McCarthy's artwork was brought to public attention in the 1970s with his performance pieces and works in film. Since then he has experimented with sculpture, installation and inflatable objects.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 56 pages
• Publisher: Foundation 20/21; Har/Pstr edition (February 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891027239
• ISBN-13: 978-1891027239
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 8.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,200,505 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)