Paul McCarthy

About Paul McCarthy

Los Angeles-based artist who creates sculptures, videos, and works of transgressive performance art. From 1969 to 1970, he was most known for his songs"Mountain Bowling" and"Hold an Apple in Your Armpit".

Paul McCarthy is a contemporary artist living and working in Los Angeles, California.

Known for	Performance art, Sculpture
Born	August 4, 1945, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Notable work	Sailor's Meat (1975), The Garden (1991), Bossy Burger (1991), Tree (2014)
Education	San Francisco Art Institute, University of Southern California
Nationality	American

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Trivia

He created a giant inflated piece of excrement for one of his shows, which was picked up by the wind and accidentally hurled into a power line and a children's home.

Paul McCarthy before fame

He studied painting at the San Francisco Art Institute and video and film at the University of Southern California. Disneyland, B-movies, soap operas, and comic books were all sources of inspiration for him.

Achievement of Paul McCarthy

For one of his presentations, he made a massive inflated piece of excrement, which was lifted up by the wind and mistakenly thrown into a power line and a children's home.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$5 Million

Paul McCarthy family life

He was born and reared in the Utah city of Salt Lake City.

Associations of Paul McCarthy

His popularity in the United States rivaled that of contemporary French artist Louise Bourgeois.

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