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STRANGE DEVELOPMENTS CURATED BY JEFFREY DEITCH. 1992. EARLY YBA RELATED SHOW.

paul robertson — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 14:06:29 +0000

London: Anthony d'Offay, 1992 20.5 x 15.5cm, 4pp announcement card for a group show including Janine Antoni, Rachel Evans, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, SImon Linke, Paul McCarthy, Marc Quinn, Charles Ray, Cindy Sherman and Kiki Smith as curated by Jeffrey Deitch. This was an early show that included Hirst, Evans and Quinn all of whom had only recently become known thanks to the emergence of the YBAs. One detail of a Hirst work on front and internally (Dead Head from 1991). The card also notes a performance by Antoni - "Loving Care". VG+.

PAUL MCCARTHY. 2009. LARGE FORMAT ANNOUNCEMENT CARD.

paul robertson — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 11:28:21 +0000

Zurich: Hauser & Wirth, 2009 26 x 20cm, 4pp announcement card with two large colour images of a sculpture (used as a set in a performance) and a painting by the artist on the outside of the card, internally gallery details. VG+.

PIRATE DRAWINGS. 2001.

paul robertson — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 22:00:47 +0000

Zurich: Gallerie Hauser & Wirth, 2001 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp announcement card with a red and black drawing by McCarthy on the front of a pirate. Reverse: gallery details. VG+.

CHOCOLATE FACTORY. 2014.

paul robertson — Sat, 09 May 2020 14:22:56 +0000

Paris: Monnaie de Paris, 2014 21 x 18cm, 40pp (total over all three publications) Three nested brochures as issued - the exhibition catalogue for the major installation where McCarthy set up a factory in the Monnaie de Paris building that made chocolate sculptures (which were for sale just in time for Xmas). The main image was that of a gnome holding a huge butt plug. One could also buy a chocolate butt plug at the exhibition but that seemed to be an object that could never successfully succeed in its function! Staples are rusted else VG+.

THE KING, THE ISLAND, THE TRAIN, THE HOUSE, THE SHIP. 2011.

paul robertson — Sat, 09 May 2020 14:11:47 +0000

London: Hauser & Wirth, 2011 100 x 78cm, large full colour exhibition poster with an image of the installation full sheet below floating text. Folded for mailing else VG+. JOINT: Printed mailing envelope.

PAUL MCCARTHY AT TATE MODERN: BLOCKHEAD AND DADDIES BIGHEAD. 2003.

paul robertson — Tue, 05 May 2020 22:55:48 +0000

London : Tate Publishing, 2003 31 x 31cm, 192pp plus card covers. Exhibition catalogue and artist’s book with specially drawn pages and b/w and colour illustrations of large scale inflatable sculptures and short essays in English by David Thorp, Frances Morris and Sarah Glennie as well as Paul McCarthy in conversation with James Rondeau. Two enormous inflatable sculptures, Blockhead and Daddies Bighead, were installed outside the gallery in London (and in Liverpool also). Fine and a delight.

SHIT PLUG. 2003. SIGNED BY BOTH ARTISTS. UNOPENED COPY.

paul robertson — Tue, 05 May 2020 22:53:40 +0000

Koln: / Los Angeles: Koenig, 2003 Shrinkwrapped (approx 42 x 25 cm - as deliberately issued and hence misshapen) artist's book consisting of a red, 28 x 21 cm carpet creating wrappers which hold two books one by Roberto Ohrt: "Four howling facades", size 28 x 21.5 cm, typoscript, 42 pages and the other an adapted facsimile of Guy Debord and Asgar Jorn's "Memoires, Structures Portantes d'Asger Jorn, edite par l'Internationale Situationiste” 43 x 14 cm, 58 pages.The artists glued six photos (25 x 20 cm) with titles such as "Shit Sled", "DXI Shit Plug", "Proposed Monument” within the facsimile. The total being shrinkwrapped in plastic and hence becoming an object multiple rather than book: something that is typical of the work of Jason Rhoades and the forced folding and manipulating of the contents is part of the work. This is one of only 500 signed and numbered copies released - and is in pristine unopened condition (many of the 500 were opened - in fact the publisher's claim was that the artists wanted clients to buy two copies - one to read and the other to retain it's function as a three-dimensional artwork. Fine.

TOKYO SANTA. 2005.

paul robertson — Tue, 05 May 2020 22:51:02 +0000

Koln: Walther Konig, 2005 40 x 28cm, 154pp. Original printed hard boards. First edition artist’s book published on the occasion of the Sagacho-Bis Tokyo, Japan exhibition displaying the artist’s performance of an obscene Santa Claus spreading paint and ketchup everywhere to create chaos. Reproduces ten drawings also created during the performance. Now hard to find. VG+.

CHOCOLATE DILDO. 2014. TIME LIMITED EDITION.

paul robertson — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 11:05:12 +0000

Paris: Monnaie de Paris, 2014 Original printed two part cylindrical box content of a 35 x 15cm (dia.) original dark chocolate sculpture of a dildo/butt plug which McCarthy claimed was a Xmas tree when a larger version was displayed publicly in Paris. Unlimited edition but most were eaten as gifts and only available during the exhibition. Fine condition.

DIMENSIONS OF THE MIND THE DENIAL AND THE DESIRE IN THE SPECTACLE. 1999.

paul robertson — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 09:39:06 +0000

St Gallen: Samlung Hauser und Wirth, 1999 42 x 26.5cm, 64pp plus wrappers. Exhibition catalogue displaying essays and reproduced working notes by McCarthy relating to various of his scatological/chocolate Santa performances. Slight bumping and marking to the wrappers otherwise very good. 45 uk pounds

BUTTPLUG COIN. 2014.

paul robertson — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 21:18:28 +0000

Paris: MDP, 2014

4cm dia., artist designed coin showing his “Christmas tree” which was displayed in Paris next to the La Hotel De La Ville in December 2014 much to the outrage of the local population as the "Xmas tree” was really a huge inflatable butt plug sex toy. This is one of a number of “coins/medals’ issued by the artist at the time. Fine condition.

TRANS NR 8 (2000) WITH ORIGINAL PAUL MCCARTHY LARGE CHEWING GUM PRINTED MULTIPLE. 2000.

paul robertson — Sun, 15 Dec 2019 16:46:18 +0000

NYC: Trans Magazine, 2000 25 x 21cm, unpaginated. Single number of this artist's journal - illustrated throughout. Projects by Janet Cardiff, Olafur Eliasson, Lee Mingweei and Paul McCarthy internally plus other article. Full colour illustrations throughout. This is an unopened and still plastic wrapped example with publisher's paper banner around the journal and the multiple. JOINT AS ISSUED: TRANSGUM NYC: Trans Magazine, 2000 25 x 21cm single sheet of printed edible chewing gum with a reproduced drawing of a McCarthy evil Santa on it. Issued with the magazine shrink wrapped on the cover, these eat art object multiples turned out to be hugely fragile and many broke and crackedd during transit or on the magazine shelves. This example is as pristine as one can now find and is whole with only surface cracks. Rare. Please note: shipping is at purchaser's own risk and may require extra costs due to the requirement of packing this item safely for delivery.