HAMMER ORANGES APPLE
PAUL MCCARTHY
Similar to his well-known "Trunks" in which Paul McCarthy stored the props used in his performances and films "The Three Boxes serve as storage for the films themselves video tapes recorded between 1970 and 1975. The publication gives a unique insight into the boxes which were conceived as a piece in its final arrangement in 1984 and have been undisclosed ever since.
"'The Three Boxes' were thought of as skulls containers for an internal substance. The tapes are no longer physically visible as an object. 'The Three Boxes' are not to be opened. There is no significance to the order of the video tapes in 'The Three Boxes'. The order of 'The Three Boxes' is also not significant. What is important is that they are stacked one on top of the other." (Paul McCarthy)
