His last one - man show, in 1988, contained such pieces as huge ceramic sculptures of the Pink Panther dolefully clutching a centerfold cutie pie, and a reclining Michael Jackson in whiteface with his pet chimpanzee, Bubbles. (vanityfair.com)
Unexplained things still happen in the universe of this show, like Season 1's invisible cars, use of whiteface, and Batman mask, and no one seems to respond to these oddities in a way that makes sense. (decider.com)
The premise was that Murphy donned whiteface make - up to infiltrate the secret world of Caucasian privilege that exists when black folks aren't around. (ew.com)