Lot 442
  • 442

Paul McCarthy

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Paul McCarthy
  • Pinocchio - Pipenose Householddilemma (Single Pack)
  • signed and numbered 4/25 on the certificate
  • Pinocchio costume and video tape
  • overall dimensions variable
  • duration: 43 minutes, 50 seconds
  • Executed in 1994, this work is number 4 from an edition of 25.
5 parts

Provenance

Air de Paris, Nice

Exhibited

Barcelona, Galeria Antoni Estrany; New York, Luhring and Augustine; Copenhagen, Galleri Nicolai Wallner; Cologne, Esther Schipper Galerie; Milan, Studio Guenzani; Dallas, McKinney Art Center; Auckland, Auckland City Art Gallery; Linz, Ooe Landesmuseum; Paris, Air de Paris, Pinocchio Pipenose Housholddilemma Tour, 1994-1995, another example exhibited
Athens, Art Athina, Californian Artists in Greek Collections, 2005, another example exhibited
Auckland, Auckland Art, Love Chief, 2007-2008, another example exhibited

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, although the tonality of the costume is slightly deeper in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. All surface irregularities to the costume such as light creases to the fabric are inherent to its nature as a wearable piece. There is some wear to the mask in isolated places.
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