Paul McCarthy
Mickey Mouse
Digital pigment print in folder, with book Sheet size 61,00 × 51,00 cm Image size 55,40 x 45,10 cm Signed and numbered Edition of 50 + 20 AP
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Paul McCarthy's art has always been provocative. His protagonists often spring from common clichés and myths. Yet it appears that McCarthy does not only aim for provocation and shock, but also for catharsis, which ultimately reveals the artist's moral intention.
Low Life Slow Life presents a diverse range of artists and artworks related to Paul McCarthy's memories of his own career. His selections are eclectic and unconventional, deriving more from his personal recollections than from any historical, objective measure of artistic influence. Packaged as a recreation of a vintage of Tide detergent, the book showcases a vast range of works that have influenced McCarthy’s career, presenting a personal map of his individual art history and philosophy.
For our Collector’s Edition Paul McCarthy has re-worked a photograph of an icon of American commercialism: Mickey Mouse waving happily in front of Cinderella’s castle at the Magic Kingdom in Orlando. In his work, the man-size cartoon character, played by an actor in a costume, is shown in front of a deep black background — the artist has erased, blotted out, eradicated the plastic amusement park.
Low Life Slow Life presents a diverse range of artists and artworks related to Paul McCarthy's memories of his own career. His selections are eclectic and unconventional, deriving more from his personal recollections than from any historical, objective measure of artistic influence. Packaged as a recreation of a vintage of Tide detergent, the book showcases a vast range of works that have influenced McCarthy’s career, presenting a personal map of his individual art history and philosophy.
For our Collector’s Edition Paul McCarthy has re-worked a photograph of an icon of American commercialism: Mickey Mouse waving happily in front of Cinderella’s castle at the Magic Kingdom in Orlando. In his work, the man-size cartoon character, played by an actor in a costume, is shown in front of a deep black background — the artist has erased, blotted out, eradicated the plastic amusement park.
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Paul McCarthys Kunst ist provokant, häufig stammen seine Protagonisten aus gängigen Klischees und Mythen. Doch nicht Provokation und Schock scheinen das Ziel Paul McCarthys, sondern die Katharsis, die den letztlich moralischen Anspruch des Künstlers sichtbar macht. In seinem Projekt Low Life Slow Life präsentiert Paul McCarthy ein Zeitarchiv richtungsweisender Bilder, Bücher, Schallplattencover, Plakate, Zeitungsausschnitte und Dokumente. Die Auswahl an Werken traf er dabei eklektisch und unkonventionell und mehr auf persönliche Eindrücke gestützt als auf eine neutrale kunsthistorische Bewertung von deren Einfluss. Die ausgefallene Verpackung des Bandes nimmt das Originaldesign eines alten Kartons TIDE auf, einer Waschmittelmarke, die in den USA jeder kennt.
Für unsere Collector’s Edition hat Paul McCarthy ein Fotoikone des kommerziellen Amerika überarbeitet: Mickey Mouse fröhlich winkend vor Cinderellas Schloss im Magic Kingdom in Orlando. In seiner Arbeit winkt die mannshohe, von einem Schauspieler dargestellte Comicfigur vor tiefschwarzem Hintergrund – der Plastik-Vergnügungspark wurde vom Künstler getilgt, geschwärzt, ausradiert.
Für unsere Collector’s Edition hat Paul McCarthy ein Fotoikone des kommerziellen Amerika überarbeitet: Mickey Mouse fröhlich winkend vor Cinderellas Schloss im Magic Kingdom in Orlando. In seiner Arbeit winkt die mannshohe, von einem Schauspieler dargestellte Comicfigur vor tiefschwarzem Hintergrund – der Plastik-Vergnügungspark wurde vom Künstler getilgt, geschwärzt, ausradiert.
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