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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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ONLINE: Paul McCarthy's Painter Screening and Q&A

THURSDAY MAY 28, 2020 5 PM PDT
Paul McCarthy's Painter Screening and Q&A
This video is also posted on YouTube where you can access captions and a full transcript.

This special live streaming of Paul McCarthy’s iconic video performance Painter (single channel, 1995) is followed by a Q&A between McCarthy and artist Kaari Upson.

Presented on the occasion of Paul McCarthy: Head Space, Drawings 1963–2019, organized by Aram Moshayedi, Robert Soros Curator, and Connie Butler, chief curator, with Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi, curatorial assistant, and Nicholas Barlow, curatorial assistant.

(Painter, 1995, dir. Paul McCarthy, 50 min)

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