BY Paul McCarthy in Features | 27 DEC 19
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Issue 208

Paul McCarthy Makes a Mess

A specially commissioned visual essay by the artist, ahead of his Hammer Museum retrospective

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BY Paul McCarthy in Features | 27 DEC 19

 

Paul McCarthy, NV Night Vater, 2019. Courtesy: © Paul McCarthy and Hauser & Wirth; photographs: Fredrik Nilsen and Alex Stevens

Paul McCarthy, NV Night Vater, 2019. Courtesy: © Paul McCarthy and Hauser & Wirth; photographs: Fredrik Nilsen and Alex Stevens

Paul McCarthy, NV Night Vater, 2019. Courtesy: © Paul McCarthy and Hauser & Wirth; photographs: Fredrik Nilsen and Alex Stevens

Paul McCarthy, NV Night Vater, 2019. Courtesy: © Paul McCarthy and Hauser & Wirth; photographs: Fredrik Nilsen and Alex Stevens

Paul McCarthy, NV Night Vater, 2019. Courtesy: © Paul McCarthy and Hauser & Wirth; photographs: Fredrik Nilsen and Alex Stevens

Paul McCarthy, NV Night Vater, 2019. Courtesy: © Paul McCarthy and Hauser & Wirth; photographs: Fredrik Nilsen and Alex Stevens

Paul McCarthy, NV Night Vater, 2019. Courtesy: © Paul McCarthy and Hauser & Wirth; photographs: Fredrik Nilsen and Alex Stevens

Paul McCarthy, NV Night Vater, 2019. Courtesy: © Paul McCarthy and Hauser & Wirth; photographs: Fredrik Nilsen and Alex Stevens

Paul McCarthy, NV Night Vater, 2019. Courtesy: © Paul McCarthy and Hauser & Wirth; photographs: Fredrik Nilsen and Alex Stevens

 

This article first appeared in frieze issue 208 with the headline ‘NV Night Vater’
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PAUL MCCARTHY

Paul McCarthy is an artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, USA. His solo exhibition ‘Head Space, Drawings 1963–2019’ will be presented at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, USA, from 2 February to 10 May 2020. 

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