Paul McCarthy American, b. 1945
Overview
White Snow, Balloon Dog, 2013
Paul McCarthy is renowned for his provocative and often unsettling body of work spanning performance, film, sculpture, drawing, and installation.
Over a five-decade career, McCarthy has challenged cultural norms with pieces that are messy, sexually explicit, and politically charged—deliberately blurring the line between art and taboo. He frequently subverts familiar figures from pop culture—transforming them into grotesque parodies that critique consumerism, repression, and societal hypocrisy. By fusing high and low culture, McCarthy's anarchic art confronts viewers with the raw undercurrents of human behavior and belief.
Biography
White Snow, Balloon Dog, 2013
McCarthy has had a number of solo exhibitions at institutions including Tate Modern, London (2003); Haus der Kunst, Munich (2005); Moderna Museet, Stockholm (2006); S.M.A.K. Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Ghent (2007); Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2008); and De Uithof, Utrecht, (2009). He lives and works in Los Angeles.
Works
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White Snow, Balloon Dog, 2013 -
Moeko Bling, 2009
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Dick Eye, 2002
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Jack, 2001
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