Paul McCarthy
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Paul McCarthy is an American contemporary artist known for his provocative, often grotesque performance, video, and installation works that critique consumerism, popular culture, and the art world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paul McCarthy canonical | 5 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artist
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human ⓘ installation artist ⓘ painter ⓘ performance artist ⓘ sculptor ⓘ video artist ⓘ |
| artisticMedium |
installation
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painting ⓘ performance ⓘ sculpture ⓘ video ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
American popular culture
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consumer culture ⓘ sexuality and taboo ⓘ violence in mass media ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-08-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
California School of Fine Arts
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surface form:
San Francisco Art Institute
University of Utah ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| familyName | McCarthy ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
contemporary art
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installation art ⓘ painting ⓘ performance art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ video art ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| movement |
conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ performance art ⓘ postmodern art ⓘ |
| name | Paul McCarthy self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
provocative and grotesque performances
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works critiquing consumerism ⓘ works critiquing popular culture ⓘ works critiquing the art world ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Caribbean Pirates
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Complex Pile ⓘ Painter ⓘ Sailor’s Meat ⓘ Santa Chocolate Shop ⓘ WS (White Snow) ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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professor of art ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Salt Lake City
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surface form:
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.