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Matthew Barney

Mar 25, 1967 (58 years old) in San Francisco

Matthew Barney was born in San Francisco in 1967; at age six, he moved to Idaho with his family. After his parents divorced, Barney continued to live with his father in Idaho, playing football on his high school team, and visiting his mother in New York City, where he was introduced to art and museums. This intermingling of sports and art informs his work as a sculptor and filmmaker. After graduating from Yale in 1991, Barney entered the art world to almost instant controversy and success.

Known For

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River of Fundament
The Ka of Norman / Osiris: James Lee Byers
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The Body as Matrix: Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle
Himself
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Cremaster 5
Diva / Giant / Magician
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The Cremaster Cycle: A Conversation with Matthew Barney
Himself
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Cremaster 3
The Entered Apprentice
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Secondary
Ken Stabler
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Cremaster 2
Gary Gilmore
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Drawing Restraint 17
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Redoubt
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Drawing Restraint 9
Occidental Guest

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