Matthew Barney
Known For
Directing
Born
1967-03-25 in San Francisco
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Cremaster 2
as Gary Gilmore
Redoubt
as Engraver
River of Fundament
as The Ka of Norman / Osiris: James Lee Byers
Blind Perineum
as Himself
Redoubt
as Engraver
Drawing Restraint 9
as Occidental Guest
Cremaster 3
as The Entered Apprentice
Cremaster 4
as The Loughton Candidate
Cremaster 5
as Diva / Giant / Magician
Secondary
as Ken Stabler
Drawing Restraint 17
The Body as Matrix: Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle
as Himself
Matthew Barney: No Restraint
as Self
Matthew Barney: Creating Stories
as Himself
DRAWING RESTRAINT 13: Instrument of Surrender
as Douglas MacArthur
The Cremaster Cycle: A Conversation with Matthew Barney
as Himself