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Full colour catalogue published in conjunction with the Whitechapel exhibition ‘Paul McCarthy: LaLa Land: Parody Paradise' (2005) with essays by Elisabeth Bronfen, Stephanie Rosenthal and John C. Welchman, and a story by Benjamin Weissman. Drawing on imagery from American and European myths, McCarthy’s work transposes popular icons into disturbing and carnivalesque scenarios. This catalogue provides a comprehensive record of McCarthy's oeuvre and features the artist's drawings, sculptures and film stills, including photographic documentation of McCarthy's installation ‘Caribbean Pirates’, which was temporarily housed in a warehouse near the Whitechapel Gallery. — Testi: Bronfen Elisabeth, Welchman John C. et al. F.to: 22,5x30; pagg. 192; 200 COL; rileg. rigida. Editore: Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern, 2005.