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Published — 28 August 2026 ⏭ Louisiana Channel

Paul McCarthy on finding freedom through performance

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Paul McCarthy (b. 1945) is an American artist. McCarthy’s often provocative works – frequently taking aim at consumerism, popular culture, and our innermost fears and neuroses – encompass performance, photography, film, multimedia installations, sculpture, drawing and painting. He regularly appropriates icons of popular culture including Santa Claus and Snow White, recasting them as violent, malicious and depraved. McCarthy’s work has been exhibited at prominent venues worldwide, and solo exhibitions have been held at Monnaie de Paris, Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, Whitney Museum in New York, and Moderna Museet in Stockholm, among others. He has also participated in the Berlin Biennial (2006), the Whitney Biennial (1995, 1997, 2004), and the Venice Biennale (1993, 1999, 2001).

Paul McCarthy was interviewed by Marc-Christoph Wagner at his studio in Los Angeles in November 2018.

Camera: Rasmus Quistgaard
Produced by Roxanne Bagheshirin Lærkesen and Marc-Christoph Wagner
Edited by Roxanne Bagheshirin Lærkesen
Cover photo: From ‘CSSC: Coach Stage Stage Coach’, 2017 by Paul McCarthy and Damon McCarthy
All works shown in the video © Paul McCarthy.
Copyright: Louisiana Channel, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 2026

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