ArtBabble: Paul McCarthy

Paul McCarthy: "Central Symmetrical Rotation Movement"

Art21 — Fri, 13 May 2011 14:53:43 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #142: Artist Paul McCarthy discusses his interest in art as political theater and his sculptures as akin to amusement park rides. Featuring the works "Bang Bang Room" (1992), "Spinning Room" (2008), and "Mad House" (2008) in the exhibition "Paul McCarthy: Central Symmetrical Rotation Movement, Three Installations, Two Films" (2008) at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Paul McCarthy: "Captain Ballsack"

Art21 — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:35:57 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #143: Filmed in his Los Angeles studio, artist Paul McCarthy and production manager Amy Baumann describe the nearly decade-long, organic process behind the sculpture "Captain Ballsack" (2001-2009) and various editions cast from the original work.

Paul McCarthy: Art & Entertainment

Art21 — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:21:54 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #132: Filmed in his Los Angeles studio alongside his son and frequent collaborator Damon McCarthy, artist Paul McCarthy reflects on the documentary process and on being interviewed about his work, drawing conclusions about how it's the nature of television "to simplify existence" and the "difference between making art and making entertainment."

Paul McCarthy: "Black & White Tapes"

Art21 — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:23:00 +0000

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Episode #128: Interviewed in his Los Angeles studio, Paul McCarthy discusses the genesis of his Black and White Tapes (1970-75), a suite of 13 videos begun while he was a student at the University of Southern California (USC). Also featuring excerpts from the video Ma Bell (1971) and works in the exhibition Central Symmetrical Rotation Movement—Three Installations, Two Films (2008) at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.

Paul McCarthy: Lifecasting

Art21 — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:56:49 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #095: Surrounded by various figurative sculptures in progress in his Los Angeles studio, including an over-sized bust of President George W. Bush, artist Paul McCarthy discusses the process of casting from life and the resulting perfections and imperfections.

Paul McCarthy: Animatronic Designer Jon Dawe

Art21 — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:55:50 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #090: Animatronic Designer Jon Dawe reveals the process behind the robotic creature effects in artist Paul McCarthy's sculpture Bush and Pig. Dawes previous work, as part of Stan Winston Studio and Tatopoulos Studios, includes special effects and mechanical designs for the popular films "Jurassic Park," "Hellboy," "Underworld," and "Fantastic Four," among others.

Paul McCarthy: "Piccadilly Circus"

Art21 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:29:53 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #083: Artist Paul McCarthy describes the improvisational process and performances behind the video work "Piccadilly Circus" (2003). Filmed at an unoccupied London bank before being renovated by Hauser & Wirth gallery in 2002, and shot several months before the start of the Iraq War, the work features costumed players in the roles of President George W. Bush, Osama Bin Laden, and the Queen Mum (in three versions).

Paul McCarthy: Season 5 Preview (October 2009)

Art21 — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:20:06 +0000

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This video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Transformation premiering on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings).

Whether satirizing society or reinventing icons of literature, art history, and popular culture, the artists in Transformation—Paul McCarthy, Cindy Sherman, and Yinka Shonibare MBE—inhabit the characters they create and capture the sensibilities of our age.