
McCARTHY~Paul – Piccadilly Circus, Bunker Basement
€75,00
Author: Mccarthy?¢‚Ǩ‚Äö&?¢‚Ǩ‚ÄöRalph Rugof, Essay by Robert Storr~Paul
Publisher: Steidl Hauser & Wirth
Year: 2009
Artist: McCARTHY~Paul
ISBN: 978-3-86521-626-7
Paul McCarthy, Piccadilly Circus,
New, 53x305x310 mm, 348 pp., English, Two-volume hardcover box set. Four colour throughout
“Using the Victorian interior of an abandoned bank on London’s Piccadilly as the on-site location for this video performance, and a rudimentary re-creation of that bank’s subterranean vaults in his studio outside Los Angeles for supplementary footage, McCarthy has staged a slapstick Twilight of the Gods that also doubles as the most disturbing Sadeian fantasia since Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Salo.†Robert Storr
A president (George W. Bush), multiple Queen Mums, and a terrorist (Osama bin Laden) are the protagonists, “With their oversized heads and giant clown shoes, they resemble strangely hybrid creatures… cartoon characters that shit, bleed, and possess real genitals.â€Â
Ralph Rugoff
This 348-page, two-volume edition contains extensive documentation of two pieces from 2003, “Picadilly Circus” and “Bunker Basement.”
Using the Victorian interior of an abandoned bank on Londons Piccadilly as the on-site location for this video performance, and a rudimentary re-creation of that banks subterranean vaults in his studio outside Los Angeles for supplementary footage, McCarthy has staged a slapstick Twilight of the Gods that also doubles as the most disturbing Sadeian fantasia since Pier Paolo Pasolinis Salo.
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