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Collage of five diverse artworks from the Hammer Museum Collections side by side. From left to right: 1) Contemporary painting of two embracing figures with surreal elements. 2) Post-impressionist style painting of trees with vibrant blues and greens. 3) Black and white illustration of a face with intricate patterns. 4) Japanese woodblock print style image of a figure in a checkered robe. 5) Photograph of a couple dancing, the woman in a black dress and the man in white

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Black and White III & Color Compilation

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Presenting two collections of the artist’s earliest video works, Black and White III and Color Compilation, this program showcases McCarthy’s interests in Structuralist film and foundational experiments in performance for the camera. An in-person introduction by artist Barbara T. Smith precedes the screening.

(Black and White III [Ma Bell; Face Painting—Floor, White Line; Split—While holding the camera; Spinning, short version; Whipping the Wall with Paint; Basement Tapes: Up Down Penis Show, Zippedy Doo Dance, Icicle Slobber, Pipe Shadow, Upside Down Spitting “Bat,” Semen Drawing, Spitting on the Camera Lens, Upside Down Pipe; Whipping a Wall and a Window with Paint; Spit Dicking I; Karen Ketchup Dream #1; Spit Dicking II; Pissing, Microphone; Ass End I; Ass End II], 1971–75, dir. Paul McCarthy, 78 min.

Color Compilation [Heinz Ketchup Sauce; Glass; Basement Clown; Rattle Head; Mother/Father; Slapper; Spit Smear Face], 1974–75, dir. Paul McCarthy, 46 min.)

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