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Paul McCarthy

Meat Cake Edit #5, 1974

single-channel video, black & white
48:17 min

Wearing a black dress, the artist performs actions involving food in front of an audience. He spreads mayonnaise on his head and body, mixes margarine with minced meat, and stuffs the mixture into his mouth while gasping. He applies the mixture to his head, adds a wig, and secures it with adhesive tape. After mixing mayonnaise and ketchup, he covers himself with it, puts on another wig, and kneads more meat with the mixture. He pours ketchup into his pants, washes the floor with a combined mixture, and concludes by removing the tape, food, and his clothing before leaving.