Matthew Barney
- Introduction
- Matthew Barney (born March 25, 1967) is an American contemporary artist and film director who works in the fields of sculpture, film, photography and drawing. His works explore connections among geography, biology, geology and mythology as well as themes of conflict and failure. His early pieces were sculptural installations combined with performance and video. Between 1994 and 2002, he created The Cremaster Cycle, a series of five films described by Jonathan Jones in The Guardian as "one of the most imaginative and brilliant achievements in the history of avant-garde cinema." He is also known for Drawing Restraint 9 (2005) and River of Fundament (2014), as well as his past relationship with Icelandic musician Björk.
- Wikidata
- Q451185
- Introduction
- Known for his highly symbolic, visually lush films such as the 'Cremaster' series. Included in the 1995 Whitney Biennial and the 1993 Venice Biennale. American artist, NYC.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Actor, Installation Artist, Performance Artist, Sculptor, Video Artist
- Name
- Matthew Barney
- Ulan
- 500114761
Exhibitions
-
Björk
Mar 8–Jun 7, 2015
MoMA
-
A World of Its Own: Photographic Practices in the Studio
Feb 8–Nov 2, 2014
MoMA
-
Contemporary Collection
Nov 16, 2011–Feb 9, 2014
MoMA
-
Staging Action: Performance in Photography since 1960
Jan 28–May 9, 2011
MoMA
-
The Modern Myth: Drawing Mythologies in Modern Times
Mar 10–Aug 30, 2010
MoMA
-
Matthew Barney has
24 exhibitionsonline.
-
Matthew Barney Drawing Restraint Archive 1987-
-
Matthew Barney DRAWING RESTRAINT 1 1987
-
Matthew Barney DRAWING RESTRAINT 2 (HOCKEY SKATE VARIATION) 1988
-
Matthew Barney DRAWING RESTRAINT 2 1988
-
Matthew Barney DRAWING RESTRAINT 3 1988
-
Matthew Barney DRAWING RESTRAINT 3 1988
-
Matthew Barney DRAWING RESTRAINT 4 1988
-
Matthew Barney DRAWING RESTRAINT 4 1988
-
Matthew Barney DRAWING RESTRAINT 5 1989
-
Matthew Barney DRAWING RESTRAINT 6 1989
-
Matthew Barney HYPERTROPHY (incline) (1991)
-
Matthew Barney Stadium (1991)
-
Matthew Barney Anabol(A): PACE CAR for the HUBRIS PILL 1991
-
Matthew Barney Delay of Game (Manual) B 1991
-
Matthew Barney OTTO dolly: SUBLIMATOR (square hip-engorged iris-stroke) 1991
-
Matthew Barney Cover-cadence 1991
-
Matthew Barney Program: Houdini, O'Williams, Otto (HO2) (1991)
-
Matthew Barney Home Gown: JIM BLIND (fem.) 1991
-
Matthew Barney DRAWING RESTRAINT 7 1993
-
Matthew Barney Cremaster 4: Loughton Manual 1994
-
Matthew Barney Cremaster 4 1994-95
-
Matthew Barney Drawing Restraint 7 1995
-
Matthew Barney Sweet Bo(l)us (for Parkett no. 45) 1995
-
Matthew Barney Cremaster 5 1997
-
Matthew Barney Cremaster 5: Her Magician 1997
-
Matthew Barney C5: Elbocsatas (1998)
-
Jonathan Bepler, Matthew Barney Music for Matthew Barney's Cremaster 5 1998
-
Matthew Barney Cremaster 2: Korihor 1998
-
Matthew Barney Cremaster 2 1999
-
Jonathan Bepler, Matthew Barney Music for Matthew Barney's Cremaster 2 1999
-
Matthew Barney The Cabinet of Baby Fay La Foe 2000
-
Matthew Barney The Man in Black/Drone Harness 2000
-
Matthew Barney, Jonathan Bepler Man in Black / Drone Harness 2000
-
Matthew Barney Cremaster Field Suite 2002
-
Matthew Barney Cremaster 3: Gary Gilmore 2002
-
Matthew Barney The First Degree 2002
-
Matthew Barney Cremaster 3: Chrysler Crown 2002
-
Matthew Barney Ursula (2003)
-
Matthew Barney DRAWING RESTRAINT 8: CONDITION 2003 2003
-
Matthew Barney De Lama Lamina: A Danca De Lama Lamina 2004
-
Matthew Barney DRAWING RESTRAINT 6 2004
-
Matthew Barney Drawing Restraint 9: Shimenawa 2005
-
Matthew Barney DRAWING RESTRAINT 9 2005
-
Matthew Barney DRAWING RESTRAINT 9 2005
-
Matthew Barney DRAWING RESTRAINT 9 2005
-
Matthew Barney DRAWING RESTRAINT 9: DEJIMA 2005
-
Matthew Barney DRAWING RESTRAINT 10 2005
-
Matthew Barney DRAWING RESTRAINT 11 2005
If you would like to reproduce an image of a work of art in MoMA’s collection, or an image of a MoMA publication or archival material (including installation views, checklists, and press releases), please contact Art Resource (publication in North America) or Scala Archives (publication in all other geographic locations).
All requests to license audio or video footage produced by MoMA should be addressed to Scala Archives at [email protected]. Motion picture film stills or motion picture footage from films in MoMA’s Film Collection cannot be licensed by MoMA/Scala. For licensing motion picture film footage it is advised to apply directly to the copyright holders. For access to motion picture film stills please contact the Film Study Center. More information is also available about the film collection and the Circulating Film and Video Library.
If you would like to reproduce text from a MoMA publication or moma.org, please email [email protected]. If you would like to publish text from MoMA’s archival materials, please fill out this permission form and send to [email protected].
This record is a work in progress. If you have additional information or spotted an error, please send feedback to [email protected].