“Part making-of documentary, part self-admonishing mea culpa, Looking for Paul is a fascinating thing to watch. Its narrative is as gripping as any soap opera, but it airs a host of knotty questions about the possibility and efficacy of arts funding, social democracy and cross-cultural values.”
Matt Trueman (The Financial Times)
“It is a slick, clever production that should not be missed.”
Alex Reeves (Broadway Baby)
The REDCAT Theater in Los Angeles has invited Wunderbaum to create the performance ‘Looking for Paul’. “Paul” refers to contemporary American artist Paul McCarthy, of whom one of his sculptures can be found on the Eendrachtsplein in Rotterdam. The name of this work is Santa Claus – more popularly termed as ‘the butt plug gnome’ – and it led to fierce protest when it was unveiled in 2001. It was supposed to be placed on the Schouwburgplein in Rotterdam, but the butt plug gnome moved three times before it found its place at the current location.
In this performance, the Dutch Inez van Dam travels to Los Angeles, together with Wunderbaum, to take revenge on the famous ‘ketchup artist’…
By and with
- Walter Bart
- Matijs Jansen
- Marleen Scholten
- Maartje Remmers
- Inez van Dam
- Daniel Frankl
Set and lightdesign
- Maarten van Otterdijk
Costume
- Lotte Goos
Photography
- Steven A. Gunther (scenes)
Production coordinator
- Carry Hendriks
Past dates
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August 2014
23
Edinburgh Festival
Main Hall, Edinburgh (Schotland) -
August 2014
22
Edinburgh Festival
Main Hall, Edinburgh (Schotland) -
August 2014
21
Edinburgh Festival
Main Hall, Edinburgh (Schotland) -
August 2014
20
Edinburgh Festival
Main Hall, Edinburgh (Schotland) -
August 2014
19
Edinburgh Festival
Main Hall, Edinburgh (Schotland) -
August 2014
18
Edinburgh Festival
Main Hall, Edinburgh (Schotland) -
August 2014
17
Edinburgh Festival
Main Hall, Edinburgh (Schotland) -
August 2014
16
Edinburgh Festival
Main Hall, Edinburgh (Schotland) -
August 2014
15
Edinburgh Festival
Main Hall, Edinburgh (Schotland) -
August 2014
14
Edinburgh Festival
Main Hall, Edinburgh (Schotland) -
June 2013
11
Relations Festival
München (Duitsland) -
June 2013
10
Relations Festival
München (Duitsland) -
March 2011
28
Theater Rotterdam (voorheen Rotterdamse Schouwburg)
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March 2011
27
Theater Rotterdam (voorheen Rotterdamse Schouwburg)
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November 2010
17
Redcat Theatre
Los Angels (USA)
“Wunderbaum remind us that the only art worth making is that which disrupts, challenges and tests artists and audiences – sometimes to the limits.”
Lyn Gardner (The Guardian)
“The piece is a highly entertaining, smart critique of pretentious, directionless performances and artists using real people’s stories to further their own self-interests.”
Sally Stott (The Scotsman)
Current projects
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The Dogshit Attack -
ALFA -
The queuer