MCCARTHY, PAUL
1945 SALT LAKE CITY/USA
Title: Paul McCarthy's Chocolate Nose Bar.
Date: 2000.
Technique: Chocolate cylinder in original packaging.
Measurement: Packaging: 6 x 25,5 x 6cm.
Condition:
Chocolate minimally stained white due to leaked fat. Packaging with one slight bumping, a slight trace of handling and two slight scratches. Otherwise in very good condition.
The work was created as part of his Blockhead installation at Expo 2000, which included a giant inflatable chocolate-coloured rubber sculpture based on Pinocchio. Inside this sculpture, visitors could pull chocolate Pinocchio noses from a vending machine.
Provenance:
- Kasper König Collection, Berlin.