Paul McCarthy — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works361

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney

Previous Sales 60

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

Mountaineer Hummel (Puck Penisssss), 2009

$240,000

Sep 2011

Phillips

Heinz Tomato Ketchup from the series Propo

$28,380

Los Angeles Modern Auctions

Red, Green and Black

$1,188

Sep 2025

Los Angeles Modern Auctions

Mickey Mouse

$945

May 2024

Los Angeles Modern Auctions

Leisure

$2,520

Mar 2023

Los Angeles Modern Auctions

TRANS Gum (Cover for TRANS>8 magazine)

Phillips

Christie's

Mannequin Head, 1995

$18,747

Mar 2026

Phillips

Houseboat and frigate, X-mas, 2003

Bought In

Feb 2026

Sotheby's

Walt Paul Store, WS, Homeward Bound, 2013

$16,287

Jan 2026

Phillips

Stainless Steel Butt Plug, 2007

Christie's

Sotheby's

Experimental Dancer-Rumpus Room, 1975, 1989

Christie's

Sotheby's

Christie's

Christie's

(i)-(iii) Untitled , 2019

$7,339

Mar 2025

Phillips

Untitled (Drawing for Alpine Man)

Christie's

Bonhams

Phillips

Santa Sac, Black, Double Head, 2 Butt Plugs, Sac Butt Plug no stick, 2006

$10,160

Jun 2024

Phillips

Drop Head/Bounce Head, 2009

$17,780

Mar 2024

Phillips

Masks (Small) from the Propo series, 1994

$24,494

Mar 2024

For Sale 3

RAW Editions · Artsy

Dog, 2000

£695

Unique polaroid

Galerie Krinzinger · Artsy

Untitled, 1992

Price on request

Ink on paper

The BlackWood Gallery · Artsy

Tree, Place Vendôme, 2014

US$1,690

Made of 7 ply Grade A Canadian Maple wood. Top-print includes printed signature of the artist 1 Easyfix wall mount included per deck

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Market417 auction results

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$2.5K – $122K

11 of 15 works on paper lots with prices

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$25.4K

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$4.9K

11 priced works on paper lots

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Mar 2026 · $6.9K

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categoryMarket by Object Type

Works on paper: $4.9K medianPhotographs: $13.3K medianSculpture/objects: $6.3K medianPaintings: $7.6K medianUnclassified lots: $17.8K medianEditioned prints: $4.7K medianPosters/ephemera: $2.2K medianBooks/portfolios: $684 median

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Galleries2

#3 Hauser & Wirth

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#7 Galerie Max Hetzler

Instagram

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Podcast Interviews1

podcasts Paul McCarthy - Season 9 - Episode 1 Talk Art · Mar 5, 2021

Talk Art SEASON 9!!!!! For the first episode of this extraordinary new season, Russell & Robert meet one our art heroes, and bona fide artist legend, Paul McCarthy!!!! Widely considered to be one of the most influential …

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Education4

Athens School of Fine Arts

Athens, Greece

San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI)

San Francisco, CA, USA

Skowhegan School Painting Sculpture

BFA

University of Southern California (USC)

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Publications21

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Monograph 4

Paul Mccarthy : Vol. 1 : Piccadilly Circus / Vol. 2

Steidl · 2009

Paul McCarthy Author

Hatje Cantz · 2001

Paul McCarthy

Phaidon Press

Paul McCarthy: LaLa Land - Parody Paradise

Hatje Cantz

Exhibition Catalog 10

Post Human

Phaidon Press · 2024

Paul Mccarthy Drawings

Prestel · 2020

Paul McCarthy Author

Hatje Cantz · 2019

Chocolate Factory - Paris Author

Hatje Cantz · 2015

Kienholz Author

MoMA Publications · 2012

Paul McCarthy Author

Steidl · 2010

Paul McCarthy

Yale University Press · 2008

Paul McCarthy: Head Shop - Shop Head. Works 1966 - 2006. Moderna Museet, Stockholm 17.6. - 3.9.2006 Author

Steidl · 2006

Ahead of the 21st century Author

Hatje Cantz · 2003

Paul Mccarthy (Contemporary Artists.)

Phaidon Press · 1996

Group Catalog 1

Ca-Ca Poo-Poo Author

Hatje Cantz · 2002

Survey 2

Zeitgenössische Skulptur: Künstlertexte und Interviews

Hatje Cantz · 2019

Out of Actions: Aktionismus, Body Art und Performance 1949-1979

Hatje Cantz · 1998

Artist Book 4

Paul McCarthy: Chocolate Factory Paris, Pretext Author

Hatje Cantz · 2014

Paul McCarthy: The Box Author

Hatje Cantz · 2014

Paul Mccarthys Lowlife Slowlife Tidebox Tidebook

Hatje Cantz · 2010

Paul Mccarthy Author

Steidl · 2008

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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News20

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The Dealers: Rajiv Menon Connects Cultures

This article from Contemporary Art Review LA profiles dealer Rajiv Menon, focusing on his role in connecting cultures through art. The piece, part of …

peopleJun 9, 2026

Comment | Farewell, Los Angeles’s ‘punk’ Box gallery

Mara McCarthy, founder of the Box gallery in Los Angeles, announced the closure of the boundary-pushing commercial space on April 24 after 19 years. T…

newsJun 5, 2026

126 galleries, one weekend, one app: How to navigate London’s biggest gallery event

London Gallery Weekend 2026 will take place from June 5 to 7, featuring 126 galleries across the capital in its sixth edition. GalleriesNow has been n…

exhibitionsJun 3, 2026

560 Guests, $3 Million, and a Seven-Foot-Tall Cake: Inside MOCA’s Biggest Party of the Year

On Monday night in Los Angeles, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) hosted its annual gala at the Geffen Contemporary, raising over $3 million for e…

exhibitionsJun 2, 2026

MOCA announces 2026 gala - Beverly Press & Park Labrea News

The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) has announced its 2026 annual gala, scheduled for May 30 at The Geffen Contemporary in Little Tokyo. The event w…

newsJun 2, 2026

A burned Altadena lot becomes an art exhibit, sourced from remnants and sounds of Eaton fire

Artist Kelly Akashi, whose Altadena home and studio were destroyed in the January 2025 Eaton fire, has transformed the burned lot at 2650 Highview Ave…

exhibitionsMay 25, 2026

Watching You, Watching Me: On Panteha Abareshi and the Spectacle of Illness

newsMay 19, 2026

How Can Art Depict Everyday Violence?

Anuar Maauad and Roger Muñoz have cocurated the exhibition "La Alegría de Vivir" at Estudio Anuar Maauad in Mexico City, featuring works by Jorge de L…

exhibitionsMay 19, 2026

Shared Crafting, Touching, and Lying Down

Christie's in New York achieved record auction results, with Jackson Pollock's "Number 7A, 1948" selling for $181.2 million and Constantin Brâncuși's …

newsMay 19, 2026

Isamaya Ffrench Shifts Her Gaze to Art, Interiors and Design With Studio Iron

Isamaya Ffrench, a British makeup artist and designer, has opened a gallery and concept store called Studio Iron in London. The venture debuted with a…

exhibitionsMay 18, 2026

Remembering Bruno Bischofberger, Manuela Hoelterhoff, and Steven Durland

This week's In Memoriam column from Hyperallergic honors seven figures from the art world who recently passed away, including Swiss collector and deal…

obituaryMay 13, 2026

Renowned Gallery Air de Paris Bankrupted, Closing This Week

Air de Paris, the Paris gallery known for its punk ethos and commitment to cutting-edge Conceptual art, will close this week after 36 years and more t…

marketMay 13, 2026

Leading French Gallery Air de Paris Is Declaring Bankruptcy and Closing After 36 Years

Air de Paris, a leading French gallery, is declaring bankruptcy and closing after 36 years, as announced by cofounders Florence Bonnefous and Edouard …

marketMay 12, 2026

The Same Dead Thing Alive: Contemporary Archives in L.A. and Beyond

newsMay 12, 2026

Air de Paris, a Radical Stalwart of the French Gallery Scene, Is Closing

After 36 years and over 400 exhibitions, the radical Parisian gallery Air de Paris is closing due to bankruptcy. Co-founders Florence Bonnefous and Ed…

newsMay 12, 2026

Two Museums Take on Performative Masculinity, Looksmaxxing, Incels, and Other Macho Buzzwords That Don’t Belong There.

The Stedelijk Museum and Kunstmuseum St. Gallen have co-organized an exhibition titled "Beyond the Manosphere: Masculinities Today," which aims to cri…

reviewMay 12, 2026

Steven Durland, Champion of Performance Art, Dies at 75

Steven Durland, a longtime editor of *High Performance* magazine and a champion of performance art, died on March 11 at age 75 after a brief illness. …

obituaryMay 6, 2026

Performance, gioco, rischio. Il grande Paul McCarthy è in mostra a Madrid: l’intervista

Paul McCarthy's latest exhibition, titled "A&E," is on view at Bowman Hal gallery in Madrid, part of the SOLO CONTEMPORARY initiative founded by a Spa…

exhibitionsMay 6, 2026

MONUMENTS at MOCA and The Brick

The article reviews the exhibition "MONUMENTS" held at both MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles) and The Brick, as covered by Contemporary A…

exhibitionsMay 5, 2026

Paul McCarthy: ‘The world is now an extreme absurdity. The work is a reaction to that’

Paul McCarthy, the 80-year-old American artist known for his transgressive critiques of consumer culture, has opened a new exhibition titled "SS EE Sa…

exhibitionsMay 1, 2026

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Past Exhibitions20

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#8,560 Continua Les Moulins

Paul McCarthy. SS EE Saint Santa Eva Elf Drawing Sessions 2025 with Lilith Stangenberg

Paul McCarthy

87 Rue du Temple, 75003 Paris, France

Mar 21, 2026 — May 31, 2026

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#3 Hauser & Wirth

Paul McCarthy. SS EE Saint Santa Eva Elf Drawing Sessions 2025 with Lilith Stangenberg

Paul McCarthy

132 Rue de Turenne, 75003 Paris, France

Mar 21, 2026 — May 31, 2026

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#2,404 Bowman Hal

PAUL McCARTHY: A&E, Adolf/Adam & Eva/Eve, Drawing Sessions 2020 – 2022 with Lilith Stangenberg

Paul McCarthy

Mar 6, 2026 — Jun 4, 2026

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#1,603 JARILAGER Gallery

TREE GREEN PLUG BOTTLE WHISKY BUCKET BLACK

PAUL McCARTHY

94 Teesdale Street

Jun 1, 2025 — Jul 6, 2025

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#248 Charlie James Gallery

Black and White Video Tapes III, Basement Tapes

Paul McCarthy

969 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA

Dec 14, 2024 — Jan 11, 2025

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#35 Jeffrey Deitch

Paul McCarthy: Tomato Head

Paul McCarthy

925 N. Orange Drive

Dec 13, 2024 — Feb 8, 2025

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The Box

Parts Make Up a Hole

Paul McCarthy

805 Traction Ave.

Oct 9, 2021 — Dec 18, 2021

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The Contemporary Austin

Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park at Laguna Gloria

Ai Weiwei, Terry Allen, Carol Bove, Sarah Crowner, Tom Friedman, Anya Gallaccio, Ryan Gander, Liam Gillick, Nancy Holt, Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler, Laura Lit, Paul McCarthy

Jan 1, 2017

Wangechi Mutu, Water Woman, 2017. Bronze. 36 x 65 x 70 inches. Edition 2 of 3, with 2 AP. Collection of The Contemporary Austin. Purchased with funds provide...

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the Renaissance Society

Paul McCarthy Drawings

Paul McCarthy

Nov 8, 2015 — Jan 24, 2016

PastNov 08, 2015–Jan 24, 2016Paul McCarthy Drawings

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#285 Pippy Houldsworth Gallery

Tree Plug (Silver)

Paul McCarthy

Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, 6 Heddon St, London W1B 4BT, United Kingdom

Apr 24, 2015 — May 30, 2015

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#82 Charles Riva Project

Paul McCarthy: Selected Works

Paul McCarthy

Apr 29, 2011 — Jul 28, 2011

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#241 Mnuchin Gallery

Paul McCarthy Three Sculptures

Paul McCarthy

45 E 78th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Sep 25, 2010 — Nov 6, 2010

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#54 Luhring Augustine

Paul McCarthy Clean Thoughts

Paul McCarthy

531 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Oct 5, 2002 — Nov 2, 2002

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#54 Luhring Augustine

Santa Chocolate Shop

Paul McCarthy

531 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Feb 17, 2001 — Apr 7, 2001

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#54 Luhring Augustine

Pinocchio

Paul McCarthy

531 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Mar 6, 1999 — Apr 17, 1999

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#54 Luhring Augustine

1969 – 1983

Paul McCarthy

17 White St, New York, NY 10013, USA

Apr 18, 1998 — May 22, 1998

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#54 Luhring Augustine

Paul McCarthy YAA-HOO TOWN

Paul McCarthy

17 White St, New York, NY 10013, USA

Sep 7, 1996 — Oct 12, 1996

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#54 Luhring Augustine

Paul McCarthy

531 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Jan 16, 1993 — Feb 13, 1993

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Hammer Museum

Paul McCarthy: Head Space, Drawings 1963–2019

Paul McCarthy

10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA

Jan 1, 1963 — Jan 1, 2019

Paul McCarthy: Head Space, Drawings 1963–2019 Feb 2–May 10, 2020 The first comprehensive survey in the United States of drawings and works on paper by the Lo...

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