

For Barney, sculpture is an emanation of places, performances, films, photos, drawings and ephemera, in which he is typically the story’s protagonist.įor this exhibition Barney has created a new layout and a narrative that goes from Facility of DECLINE (1991) through The CREMASTER Cycle (1994–2002) and DRAWING RESTRAINT 9 (2005) to River of Fundament (2014). Matthew Barney American, born in 1967 Guide to pictures of works by Matthew Barney in art museum sites. The museum holds the extensive Astrup Fearnley Collection, which includes significant works by artists such as Matthew Barney, Paul Chan, Trisha Donnelly, Ida Ekblad, Matias Faldbakken, Flix Gonzlez-Torres, Rachel Harrison, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Glenn Ligon, Bjarne Melgaard. He achieved this through the introduction of new materials, from petroleum jelly to gym equipment, the conflation of media and narrative structures, and his enigmatic biological fictions that are at once hilarious and monstrous. Founded in 1993, the Astrup Fearnley Museet is one of Scandinavias most notable museums for contemporary art. Guggenheim Museum, New York travels to Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo. His early works are sculptural installations combined with performance and video.

Matthew Barney Bildungsroman Astrup Fearnley Museet Oslo, Norway February 26 May 15. Matthew Barney (b.1967, San Francisco, USA) is arguably the artist of the 1990s who most profoundly changed the language of sculpture. Matthew Barney: The CREMASTER Cycle, organized by The Solomon R. Matthew Barney (born March 25, 1967) is an American artist who works in sculpture, photography, drawing and film. Installation view of Matthew Barney Special Exhibition: Matthew Barney.
