Name/Title
Cremaster 5Entry/Object ID
N9500.B37.C74Description
"Named after the muscle that raises or lowers a man's testicles in response to temperature, the Cremaster series has featured Barney as a satyr, a magician, a ram, Harry Houdini, and even famous murderer Gary Gilmore, props made from tapioca, petroleum jelly, ice, and self-healing plastic, and settings as fantastic and desolate as the Isle of Man, an empty football stadium in Idaho, and a nearly empty opera house in Hungary. The films are slow-moving and weirdly hynotic, full of elaborate sexual and biological allusions, references to sports and fashion, and a bizarre mix of autobiography, history, and private symbolism that have earned him comparisons to Wagner. This book is one of the five companion volumes published to coincide with the release of each of the Cremaster films. Each was designed in an original manner by the artist and features photographs and stills from the film it accompanies."Context
Published on the occasion of exhibitions held June 18-November 5, 1997 at Portikus Frankfurt Am Main, Germany and three other locations, sponsored by Hugo Boss.Collection
Carol Westfall CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
artist monographs, clothing and dress in art, installations (art)Legacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalogBook Details
Author
Matthew BarneyPublisher
Portikus Frankfurt Am Main, Barbara Gladstone GalleryPlace Published
City
Frankfurt, New York, NYState/Province
HesseCountry
GermanyContinent
EuropeDate Published
1997Publication Language
English, HungarianCall No.
N9500.B37.C74ISBN
1881616878, 9781881616870Notes
Length: 100