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Lot 260
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Paul McCarthy

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Paul McCarthy
  • Pinocchio Pipenose Household Dilemma
  • video tape of performance in Villa Arson, Nice with a pair of Pinocchio costumes, gloves and latex masks
  • duration: 45 min. 33 sec.
  • Executed in 1994, this work is from an edition of 15.

Provenance

Luhring Augustine, New York
Sale: Phillips de Pury & Co., New York, Contemporary Art, 12 November 2002, Lot 195
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Athens, Art Athina, Californian Artists in Greek Collections, 2005

Literature

Ralph Rugoff, Paul McCarthy, Kristine Stiles & Giacinto Di Pietrantonio, Paul McCarthy, London 1996, pp. 87-97, illustration of various scenes from another example in colour

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition and in full working order.
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