"Art making is a form of alchemy, in a way, because you are trying…to make gold from nothing. When it works very well is when you manage to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary."
Paul McCarthy
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TRAILER: Season 5 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" (2009) | Trailer for Season 5 of the Peabody Award-winning series, "Art in the Twenty-First Century" (premiered Fall 2009 on PBS). Featured artists... | 5:12 | 04/10/2009 |
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SHORT: Paul McCarthy: Lifecasting | Surrounded by various figurative sculptures in progress in his Los Angeles studio, including an over-sized bust of President George W. Bush, artist... | 2:57 | 02/26/2010 |
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SHORT: Paul McCarthy: Chaos & Debauchery | Filmed in his Los Angeles studio, two of Paul McCarthy's long-time assistants — Thomas Harris and Craig McIntyre — describe the process... | 4:06 | 03/16/2012 |
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SHORT: Paul McCarthy: Art & Entertainment | Filmed in his Los Angeles studio alongside his son and frequent collaborator Damon McCarthy, artist Paul McCarthy reflects on the documentary process... | 0:00 | 12/07/2010 |
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SHORT: Paul McCarthy: Animatronic Designer Jon Dawe | Animatronic Designer Jon Dawe reveals the process behind the robotic creature effects in artist Paul McCarthy's sculpture "Bush and Pig. " Dawe's... | 3:36 | 01/21/2010 |
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SHORT: Paul McCarthy: "Piccadilly Circus" | Artist Paul McCarthy describes the improvisational process and performances behind the video work "Piccadilly Circus" (2003). Filmed at an unoccupied... | 4:14 | 11/19/2009 |
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SHORT: Paul McCarthy: "Central Symmetrical Rotation Movement" | Artist Paul McCarthy discusses his interest in art as political theater and his sculptures as akin to amusement park rides. Featuring the works "Bang... | 4:21 | 05/13/2011 |
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SHORT: Paul McCarthy: "Captain Ballsack" | Filmed in his Los Angeles studio, artist Paul McCarthy and production manager Amy Baumann describe the nearly decade-long, organic process behind the... | 4:03 | 11/11/2011 |
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SHORT: Paul McCarthy: "Black & White Tapes" | Interviewed in his Los Angeles studio, Paul McCarthy discusses the genesis of his "Black and White Tapes" (1970–75), a suite of 13 videos begun while... | 0:00 | 11/12/2010 |
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SEGMENT: Paul McCarthy in "Transformation" | “My work seems to be about tearing down and opening up conventions,” says Paul McCarthy, who bristles when asked what his responsibility is to the... | 0:00 | 10/21/2009 |
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EPISODE: "Transformation" | Whether observing and satirizing society or reinventing icons of literature, art history, and popular culture, these artists inhabit the characters... | 0:00 | 10/21/2009 |
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