Paul McCarthy: Central Symmetrical Rotation Movement. Three Installations, Two Films

This is the first publication to explore the role of mirrors, spinning, and “neurotic” architecture--a feeling of psychological breakdown--in the work of one of America’s most important contemporary artists, Paul McCarthy (b. 1945). The book is published in conjunction with a major exhibition at the Whitney, for which McCarthy is creating two new installations to appear alongside his Bang Bang Room (1992) and two recently rediscovered film loops (1966, 1971). Each work involves a room structure that the viewer can step into and experience-often becoming disoriented as either the floor or entire structure spins, or as walls fold inward and outward.

Details

Type

Book

Place of publication

New York City

Year

2008

Number of pages

70 pages

Language

English

ISBN

9780300141382

Open stacks or available on request

Available on request

Illustrations

Yes

Bibliography

Yes

UDC code and author sign

709.203 McC

Volumes

1

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