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Paul McCarthy — Brancusi Tree (Gold)
Paul McCarthy

Brancusi Tree (Gold)

A monumental totem-like sculpture rendered in lustrous gold, *Brancusi Tree (Gold)* reflects Paul McCarthy's provocative engagement with art historical references, reimagining Constantin Brancusi's iconic stacked forms through a lens of excess and irreverence. McCarthy transforms the modernist ideal of pure, transcendent sculpture into a gleaming, almost grotesque object that oscillates between reverence and subversion. This limited edition work, numbered 17/75 and dated 2007, is presented in its original custom mylar fabric carrier bag, underscoring McCarthy's characteristic blurring of boundaries between fine art and commodity culture.

Medium
signed, dated '2007,' and numbered 17/75 in ink (there were also 29 artist's proofs), in very good condition, contained in original custom mylar fabric carrier bag.

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Evening & Day Editions

October 28, 2013

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Paul McCarthy, Brancusi Tree (Gold)

A monumental totem-like sculpture rendered in lustrous gold, *Brancusi Tree (Gold)* reflects Paul McCarthy's provocative engagement with art historical references, reimagining Constantin Brancusi's iconic stacked forms through a lens of excess and irreverence. McCarthy transforms the modernist ideal of pure, transcendent sculpture into a gleaming, almost grotesque object that oscillates between reverence and subversion. This limited edition work, numbered 17/75 and dated 2007, is presented in its original custom mylar fabric carrier bag, underscoring McCarthy's characteristic blurring of boundaries between fine art and commodity culture.

Medium
signed, dated '2007,' and numbered 17/75 in ink (there were also 29 artist's proofs), in very good condition, contained in original custom mylar fabric carrier bag.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Limited Edition Print, Abstract Sculpture Reference, Collectible Print, Numbered Edition, Gold Tones, Male Artist, Signed And Dated, Conceptual Art, Provocation And Humor, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, 21st Century

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