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Matthew Barney Art

American, b. 1967
Matthew Barney (b. 1967, San Francisco, California) Matthew Barney is a pioneering American contemporary artist known for his groundbreaking work across sculpture, performance, film, and installation. After studying at Yale University (B.A., 1989), Barney quickly rose to international prominence in the 1990s for his physically demanding performances and highly symbolic, multimedia environments that explore themes of transformation, mythology, sexuality, and identity. He is best known for The Cremaster Cycle (1994–2002), a five-part film project that fuses cinema, sculpture, drawing, and installation into a total work of art (Gesamtkunstwerk), widely regarded as one of the most ambitious and original bodies of work in contemporary art. His films are marked by surreal narratives, elaborate prosthetics, and a highly stylized visual language rooted in biology, sports, mysticism, and ritual. Barney’s work defies easy categorization and often requires interdisciplinary engagement. Drawing as much from Joseph Beuys and Richard Serra as from bodybuilding, medical science, and classical opera, Barney constructs alternate mythologies that are both personal and universal. Major solo exhibitions of his work have been held at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, and the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, among others. His films have been screened in prestigious venues such as the Cannes Film Festival and the Whitney Museum. Barney currently lives and works in New York.
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Artist: Matthew Barney
Drawing Restraint 9: Toya
Drawing Restraint 9: Toya

Drawing Restraint 9: Toya

By Matthew Barney

Located in New York, NY

Matthew Barney Drawing Restraint 9: Toya, 2006 C-print in self-lubricating plastic frame 26 x 22 x 1 1/4 inches (frame) Edition 18 of 25, with 5 Signed and stamped verso

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Matthew Barney, Cremaster 5: Her Giant, 1997
Matthew Barney, Cremaster 5: Her Giant, 1997

Matthew Barney, Cremaster 5: Her Giant, 1997

By Matthew Barney

Located in Madrid, MD

Matthew Barney, Cremaster 5: Her Giant, 1997 C-print mounted under Plexiglas Signed and dated by the artist, with artist’s stamp on verso Edition: 6 of 6 An iconic work by American ...

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1990s Conceptual Matthew Barney Art

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Silicone, Synthetic Resin

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