Paul McCarthy destruction of the body

Jung, Jörg. (Added Author). Jung, Ralf Raimo. (Added Author). McCarthy, Paul 1945- (Added Author). Westdeutscher Rundfunk. (Added Author). Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: Drawing on the idiom and imagery of the consumer culture he grew up in, video artist Paul McCarthy distorts and mutates the familiar into the disturbing and grotesque as fairy tale narratives and foods are transformed into tableaus of abuse and violation.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording
videorecording
videodisc
1 videocassette (44 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Film at the fringes of experience"--Container. Originally produced by Westdeutscher Rundfunk in 2001.
Formatted Contents Note:	Featured works: Pinocchio -- Heidi -- Ma Bell -- Painting face down: white line -- Glass -- Meat cake -- Tubbing -- Family tyranny -- Fresh acconci -- Saloon.
System Details Note:	VHS.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Licensed for: home, classroom, library, ILL.