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Matthew Barney

Matthew Barney

Director · Born March 25, 1967 · San Francisco

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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.

Directed 19

2020s

  1. 2023

    Secondary

    Director

  2. 2022

    Catasterism

    Director

2010s

  1. 2019

    Redoubt

    Director

  2. 2015

    Drawing Restraint 23

    Director

  3. 2014

    River of Fundament

    Director

2000s

  1. 2009

    Blood of Two

    Director

  2. 2006

    Destricted

    Director

    37

  3. Hoist

    Director

  4. DRAWING RESTRAINT 13: Instrument of Surrender

    Director

  5. Drawing Restraint 9

    Director

  6. 2002

    Cremaster 3

    Director

1990s

  1. 1999

    Cremaster 2

    Director

  2. 1997

    Cremaster 5

    Director

  3. Drawing Restraint 7

    Director

  4. 1996

    Cremaster 1

    Director

  5. 1995

    Cremaster 4

    Director

  6. 1991

    Blind Perineum

    Director

1980s

  1. 1988

    Scabaction

    Director

  2. DRAWING RESTRAINT 2

    Director

Wrote 12

2020s

  1. 2022

    Catasterism

    Writer

2010s

  1. 2019

    Redoubt

    Writer

  2. 2017

    Union of the North

    Writer

  3. 2014

    River of Fundament

    Writer

2000s

  1. 2006

    Destricted

    Writer

    37

  2. Hoist

    Writer

  3. Drawing Restraint 9

    Writer

  4. 2002

    Cremaster 3

    Writer

1990s

  1. 1999

    Cremaster 2

    Writer

  2. 1997

    Cremaster 5

    Writer

  3. 1996

    Cremaster 1

    Writer

  4. 1995

    Cremaster 4

    Writer

Acted in 9

2020s

  1. 2023

    Secondary

    Ken Stabler

2010s

  1. 2019

    Redoubt

    Engraver

  2. 2014

    River of Fundament

    The Ka of Norman / Osiris: James Lee Byers

2000s

  1. 2006

    DRAWING RESTRAINT 13: Instrument of Surrender

    Douglas MacArthur

  2. Drawing Restraint 9

    Occidental Guest

  3. 2002

    Cremaster 3

    The Entered Apprentice

1990s

  1. 1999

    Cremaster 2

    Gary Gilmore

  2. 1997

    Cremaster 5

    Diva / Giant / Magician

  3. 1995

    Cremaster 4

    The Loughton Candidate

Produced 7

2010s

  1. 2019

    Redoubt

    Producer

2000s

  1. 2009

    Blood of Two

    Producer

  2. 2002

    Cremaster 3

    Producer

1990s

  1. 1999

    Cremaster 2

    Producer

  2. 1997

    Cremaster 5

    Producer

  3. 1996

    Cremaster 1

    Producer

  4. 1995

    Cremaster 4

    Producer

Edited 3

2000s

  1. 2009

    Blood of Two

    Editor

  2. 2006

    Drawing Restraint 9

    Editor

  3. 2002

    Cremaster 3

    Editor

Appearances3

2000s

  1. 2006

    Matthew Barney: No Restraint

    Self

  2. 2002

    The Body as Matrix: Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle

    Himself

1990s

  1. 1991

    Blind Perineum

    Himself

Thanked in the credits1