The Body as Matrix : Matthew Barney's
Cremaster Cycle

Sales of DVD ended. Dec.31,2008

Matthew Barney (born in San Francisco in 1967) has achieved recognition on the international art scene since the early 1990s with a pictorial language all of his own, a language defined by metaphors and symbols.
Barney's Cremaster cycle constitutes a complicated, self-contained system. Venues, characters, costumes, materials and contents embody an organism which is in a constant process of development.
"Cremaster 4", the first part of a planned five-film series, was made in 1994. Avoiding any chronological order, Barney then made "Cremaster 1" (1995), "Cremaster 5" (1997) and "Cremaster 2" (1999). Finally "Cremaster 3", lasting nearly three hours, was premiered this year.
The portrait accompanies Matthew Barney as the exhibition was being set up at the Museum Ludwig, and shows excerpts from his Cremaster films. In extended interviews, the artist explains his working method, and talks about the creation and meaning of his works and how he sees himself as an artist.

participated in the 21th International Festival of Films on Art in Montreal

The Body as Matrix Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle
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