Paul McCarthy : Central Symmetrical Rotation Movement
  • exhibition catalogue
  • paper over boards issued without dust-jacket
  • offset-printed
  • sewn bound
  • black-and-white & color
  • 24 x 22 cm.
  • 72 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered
  • ISBN 0780300141382

Paul McCarthy : Central Symmetrical Rotation Movement

Paul McCarthy, Chrissie Iles

Paul McCarthy : Central Symmetrical Rotation Movement

description

Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held June 26 – October 12, 2008. "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. By comparing McCarthy''''s use of rotational movement and visual effects to that of other artists of the 1960s and 1970s, the author seeks a new understanding of this bold innovator. An interview with McCarthy himself offers an unprecedented discussion of the influences on his art—including experimental filmmakers Stan Brakhage, Stan Vanderbeek, and Bruce Conner. The book not only raises new points but also recovers information and images from films once lost." -- publisher''''s statement. Essay by Chrissie Iles.

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