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Filled with hundreds of Matthew Barney's fantastical images,
this comprehensive volume, which accompanies a major exhibition at
the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, surveys the popular artist's
CREMASTER cycle—an epic five-part film project that uses the
biological model of sexual difference as its conceptual departure
point.
Three essays by Barney experts articulate the series' diverse
themes and explore the artist's innovative aesthetic vocabulary;
interviews with key collaborators— composer, costume designer,
make-up artist, technicians, and actors—reveal his working process.
In addition to stills from the five films—including the final
episode, CREMASTER 3, which will premiere at the exhibition—the
book features related sculptures, photographs, drawings, and
storyboards. For anyone intrigued by this Wagner of contemporary
art, this is an atlas to his enticingly hypnotic worlds.
Lawson Park Electronic Library is a Guestroom project for Grizedale Arts, designed and built by Dorian Moore