Matthew Barney is a singular artist in his sheer business sense and vision. After viewing his Cremaster retrospective at the Guggenheim, I was filled with ideas, the process of making art renewed. His work tends to quickly stratify his audience into those who love and “get it” or just plain hate it. Granted, these are difficult pieces to acclimate ourselves to- disturbing imagery, epic scale and lengths along with subtle, if not esoteric deeper meaning. For the strong-willed and openminded, they can completely change and challenge your philosophy of art.
Barney is changing quite a few of the boundaries that I recently thought could not be considered “art.” Pushing the boundaries of explanation and definition warrant a closer look.
I am eager to see Drawing Restraint 9, the collaboration between Barney and Bjork- one of my favorite musicians. The combination of harmonies, dissonance and artistic vision seems like an explosion of possibilities.
View the trailer for Drawing Restraint 9 here.
