"I still think the social function of art is that kind of negative aesthetic. Otherwise there’s no social function for it."
"CREMASTER 4" (1994)
"CREMASTER 4," 1994
Production still
Photo by Peter Strietmann, © 1994 Matthew Barney
Courtesy Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York
Production still
Photo by Peter Strietmann, © 1994 Matthew Barney
Courtesy Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York
"I think a lot of the references I make to American traditions- whether it's athletics or a kind of car culture- I think those are things that I've certainly grown up with and understand. It makes those things very available to me to use, and I consider them as kinds of vessels...they're used as carriers...the concept of a vehicle draws a line between locations...
- Matthew Barney
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