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American | 1945

Paul McCarthy is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1945. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft in D眉sseldorf. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Hauser & Wirth, London have featured Paul McCarthy's work in the past.Paul McCarthy's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 125 USD to 4,562,500 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2000 the record price for this artist at auction is 4,562,500 USD for Tomato Head (Green), sold at Christie's New York in 2011. In the past 12 months, his artworks have averaged 10,984 USD.Paul McCarthy has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Artillery Magazine in September 2025.

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Featured for Sale

Fear of Mannequins ,1971

By Paul McCarthy

Dorotheum, Vienna

Untitled ,2003

By Paul McCarthy

Chiswick Auctions

Basement Bunker: Looking Down at the Queen and the Green Hat with Chocolate ,2003

By Paul McCarthy

Dorotheum, Vienna

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Notable Lots

Tripod ,2007

By Paul McCarthy

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CHOCOLATE SILICONE BLOCKHEAD

By Paul McCarthy

Bunk House ,1996

By Paul McCarthy

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Stainless Steel Butt Plug - Paul McCarthy

Stainless Steel Butt Plug ,2007

By Paul McCarthy

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Fear of Mannequins ,1971

By Paul McCarthy

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Basement Bunker: Looking Down at the Queen and the Green Hat with Chocolate - Paul McCarthy

Basement Bunker: Looking Down at the Queen and the Green Hat with Chocolate ,2003

By Paul McCarthy

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Shit Face

By Paul McCarthy

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Nose Bar (two works ,2000

By Paul McCarthy

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Blockhead Jacket Inflatable

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Current Exhibitions

Sex Now

NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft

Düsseldorf | Germany

05 Sep, 2025 - 03 May, 2026

Past Exhibitions

On Education

Amant

Brooklyn | New York | USA

20 Mar, 2025 - 17 Aug, 2025

The ömen: Albert Oehlen paintings and Paul McCarthy sculptures

Gagosian, New York (555 W 24th)

Chelsea | New York | USA

08 Mar, 2023 - 20 May, 2023

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Articles

EMMA unveils final phase of Saastamoinen Collection with 40+ new international works

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鈥� ..About American artist Paul McCarthy is known for his provocative performances, multi-media installations, sculptures, and films... 鈥�
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Zabludowicz Collection, London

鈥� ..A confrontation with McCarthy's work is an unforgettable experience... 鈥�
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SMAK, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst

鈥� ..McCarthy's apparently chaotic scenes are not the product of a madman or the catharsis of a tormented mind... 鈥�
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SMAK, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst

鈥� ..McCarthy says 'You may understand my actions as vented culture... 鈥�
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SMAK, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst

鈥� ..McCarthy鈥檚 materials 鈥� bronze and fine walnut 鈥� suggest, in their luxe and permanence, that the artist embraces the significance his characters enjoy as enduring cultural totems serving a deeper need for... 鈥�
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Hauser & Wirth, New York, 69th Street

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