Paul McCarthy: Three Sculptures / Hummel (2 Volumes)

Published on the occasion of ‘Paul McCarthy: Three Sculptures,’ a 2010 exhibition at L&M Arts, Los Angeles, this two-volume set presents large-format images of Paul McCarthy’s sculptures, along with critical and experimental texts and original artist’s writings. One of the texts, an essay by Diedrich Diederichsen, underscores how McCarthy ‘is concerned with specific confrontations and specific transgressions,’ an approach that runs through both ‘Hummel’ and ‘Three Sculptures.’ In ‘Hummel,’ Diederichsen expresses how McCarthy creates ‘sarcastic monuments’ that communicate the repression held within the kitsch figurines on which the artist modeled his works.