Description
A generously illustrated look at the intricate narrative threads of three of the artist's earliest works, and their continued resonance today
Celebrated for works blending performance, video, and sculpture, Matthew Barney has created complex narratives that emerge across series since his earliest exhibitions. Matthew Barney: OTTO Trilogy is the first book to trace the progression of three significant early projects-Facility of INCLINE, Facility of DECLINE, and OTTOshaft- and to reveal the narrative system that links them. Titled after former football player Jim Otto, the series explores the training, discipline, and physical limits of the body alongside questions of sexual difference and desire. Featuring an illuminating introduction by Nancy Spector; an essay by Maggie Nelson on the works' exploration of psychology, bodies, image-making, narrative, and abstraction; and a new text by the artist, this generously illustrated volume includes previously unpublished artist's sketches, behind-the-scenes photographs, research material, and video stills. It is the definitive publication on this important series, and offers a key to understanding many of the themes that thread throughout Barney's oeuvre.
Distributed for the Gladstone Gallery
About the Author
Matthew Barney is an artist based in New York. Nancy Spector is deputy director and chief curator at the Brooklyn Museum. Maggie Nelson is an essayist, poet, and cultural critic.
Reviews
Gladstone Gallery, New York
(09/08/16-10/22/16) * Gladstone Gallery, New York *
Book Information
ISBN 9780300223699
Author Matthew Barney
Format Hardback
Page Count 200
Imprint Yale University Press
Publisher Yale University Press
Weight(grams) 1270g
Celebrated for works blending performance, video, and sculpture, Matthew Barney has created complex narratives that emerge across series since his earliest exhibitions. Matthew Barney: OTTO Trilogy is the first book to trace the progression of three significant early projects-Facility of INCLINE, Facility of DECLINE, and OTTOshaft- and to reveal the narrative system that links them. Titled after former football player Jim Otto, the series explores the training, discipline, and physical limits of the body alongside questions of sexual difference and desire. Featuring an illuminating introduction by Nancy Spector; an essay by Maggie Nelson on the works' exploration of psychology, bodies, image-making, narrative, and abstraction; and a new text by the artist, this generously illustrated volume includes previously unpublished artist's sketches, behind-the-scenes photographs, research material, and video stills. It is the definitive publication on this important series, and offers a key to understanding many of the themes that thread throughout Barney's oeuvre.
Distributed for the Gladstone Gallery
Exhibition Schedule:
Gladstone Gallery, New York
(09/08/16-10/22/16)
About the Author
Matthew Barney is an artist based in New York. Nancy Spector is deputy director and chief curator at the Brooklyn Museum. Maggie Nelson is an essayist, poet, and cultural critic.
Reviews
Gladstone Gallery, New York
(09/08/16-10/22/16) * Gladstone Gallery, New York *
Book Information
ISBN 9780300223699
Author Matthew Barney
Format Hardback
Page Count 200
Imprint Yale University Press
Publisher Yale University Press
Weight(grams) 1270g
