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Paul McCarthy — Bow Bridges I & II (from Sailor's Meat) (in 2 parts)
Paul McCarthy

Bow Bridges I & II (from Sailor's Meat) (in 2 parts)

Two large-scale photographic works from Paul McCarthy's provocative 1975 performance piece *Sailor's Meat*, in which the artist explored themes of abjection, identity, and the grotesque through transgressive acts involving food and the body. The diptych format of *Bow Bridges I & II* presents paired images that underscore McCarthy's interest in duality and repetition as mechanisms for amplifying psychological unease. Rooted in the tradition of body art, the works challenge conventional boundaries between performance, photography, and visceral experience.

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 15, 2015

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Paul McCarthy, Bow Bridges I & II (from Sailor's Meat) (in 2 parts)

Two large-scale photographic works from Paul McCarthy's provocative 1975 performance piece *Sailor's Meat*, in which the artist explored themes of abjection, identity, and the grotesque through transgressive acts involving food and the body. The diptych format of *Bow Bridges I & II* presents paired images that underscore McCarthy's interest in duality and repetition as mechanisms for amplifying psychological unease. Rooted in the tradition of body art, the works challenge conventional boundaries between performance, photography, and visceral experience.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Performance Art, Performance Documentation, Male Artist, Conceptual Art, Avant-Garde, Body Art, Contemporary Artist, Diptych, American Artist, Late 20th Century, Transgressive Art, Provocateur, Figurative, Dark Humor

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