Scalo Verlag Zürich, Switzerland, 2004
First Edition - Two-volume artist’s book.
This two-volume publication documents Paul McCarthy’s video performance and installation staged in the basement of an abandoned bank in London’s Piccadilly Circus. The work features exaggerated and distorted characters referencing political leaders and figures of authority, exploring themes of ideology, morality, regression, self-destruction, obsession, isolation, and helplessness.
Includes photographic documentation of the project and essays by Ralph Rugoff and Robert Storr examining McCarthy’s performance and its themes of destruction, debauchery, and contemporary culture. A significant artist’s book and an excellent addition to collections of contemporary art, performance, and artist books.
Scalo Verlag Zürich, Switzerland, 2004
First Edition - Two-volume artist’s book.
This two-volume publication documents Paul McCarthy’s video performance and installation staged in the basement of an abandoned bank in London’s Piccadilly Circus. The work features exaggerated and distorted characters referencing political leaders and figures of authority, exploring themes of ideology, morality, regression, self-destruction, obsession, isolation, and helplessness.
Includes photographic documentation of the project and essays by Ralph Rugoff and Robert Storr examining McCarthy’s performance and its themes of destruction, debauchery, and contemporary culture. A significant artist’s book and an excellent addition to collections of contemporary art, performance, and artist books.
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