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.
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"The most important American artist of his generation." -- Michael Kimmelman, The New York Times Magazine
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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 522 pages. Massive exhibition catalog for a show that ran June 6 through September 1, 2002 in Cologne, October 10, 2002 through January 5, 2003 in Paris and finally February 21 through June 4, 2003 in New York. Features an essay by Nancy Spector and with "The Cremaster Glossary" by Neville Wakefield. Includes numerous color and black and white illustrations. A near fine copy with some of the inevitable pulling to the spine due to the size and weight of the book and with some other very minor wear and in a near fine printed acetate dust jacket that has some light rubbing. An attractive production. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping. Seller Inventory # 211433
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