The piece I saw of Paul McCarthy's titled 'Rocky' at the Hamburger Bahnhof seemed very performative and very an extremity of someone putting themselves in their work. In the video McCarthy wears a mask and pummels himself with boxing gloves. As I watched it it was evident that he was actually hurting himself. And what I did enjoy was the phone ringing right at the end making him stop.
When looking into other works of his, it is very performative and stage like. He uses costumes within his work and plays characters.
I find at the moment I want my work to be more honest and not play a part, but was my work performative to begin with? I definitely am finding that my work is more honest and an exploration for myself at this time.
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