Artist
Paul McCarthy
(USA, född 1945)
Artist
Mike Kelley
(USA, 1954 - 2012)
Alternate Title
- Familjetyranni
Date1987
MediumVideo, color, stereo sound
Dimensions8:07 min
ClassificationMoving Images
Credit LinePurchase 1993
Countries
Object NumberMOMVi 70
The artwork is not on display
About the artwork
Selected exhibition history Moderna Museet c/o BAC (2003) Baltic Art Center Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Udda veckor: love and devotion (2002-2003) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Moderna Museet c/o Smedjebacken (2007) Stiftelsen Arkivbyggnaden i Smedjebacken Moderna Museet c/o Malmö Konsthall (2003) Malmö Konsthall The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Moderna Museet c/o Malmö Konsthall : [Malmö Konsthall : 8 februari - 4 maj 2003]Moderna Museet c/o Klarabergsviadukten 61 : Udda veckor 2002 - 2003
Paul McCarthy’s performance works address profoundly psychological issues of fear and desire. He often parodies powerful men, in public and in the family. “Family Tyranny” originated in a grant given to Paul McCarthy to make a video about child abuse. Access to a local TV station for a couple of days enabled him to create both films, “Family Tyranny” and “Cultural Soup”, which are often shown together. A stage set was built to resemble a sitcom studio. McCarthy invited the artist Mike Kelly to participate in front of the camera on one of the recording days. His instructions were simple: Kelly would play the son and McCarthy the father. There was no other script.
Selected exhibition history Moderna Museet c/o BAC (2003) Baltic Art Center Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Udda veckor: love and devotion (2002-2003) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Moderna Museet c/o Smedjebacken (2007) Stiftelsen Arkivbyggnaden i Smedjebacken Moderna Museet c/o Malmö Konsthall (2003) Malmö Konsthall The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Moderna Museet c/o Malmö Konsthall : [Malmö Konsthall : 8 februari - 4 maj 2003]Moderna Museet c/o Klarabergsviadukten 61 : Udda veckor 2002 - 2003