Matthew Barney: Contemporary Mythologies
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (732 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 8877572353 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-12 |
| Language | : | English, Italian |
DESCRIPTION:
This volume compiles work from Barney's solo exhibitions at Turin's Fondazione Merz and National Museum of Cinema, as well as coverage of the International Festival of Philosophy of Contemporary Art, a collaboration between the Fondazione Merz and the University of Turin for which Barney was featured in conversation with Richard Flood and Arthur C. Danto.. New York Times critic Michael Kimmelman has called Matthew Barney "the most important American artist of his generation." Most known for his epic film series Cremaster Cycle (1994-2002) and Drawing Re
Beautiful, but Note for buyers -- the entire book is actually in Italian. At the very back of the book is all the text translated to English lumped together. So you'll have to flip back and forth between the English and the Italian to reference the pictures that go with chapters. I thought it might also be helpful to list the written chapter titles here:* The Contemporary Mythology of Matthew Barney* The Time of Tale____Group 1: "When the eyes can't see"____Group 2: Rituals . RANDY S said I agree with Jed Perl. Jed Perl (Art critic for "The New Republic") in his 8/I agree with Jed Perl Jed Perl (Art critic for "The New Republic") in his 8/3/10 article "The PICTURE: Midcult Revisited: Is imitation high art--like `The Old Man and the Sea' or the work of Matthew Barney--cheapening the real thing?" writes"A case in point was the Matthew Barney show a few years back at the Guggenheim. That was midcult on a massive scale. Barney embraced all the discoveries of modern art--the willful obscurity marshaled for psychological power, the juxtaposing and. /10 article "The PICTURE: Midcult Revisited: Is imitation high art--like `The Old Man and the Sea' or the work of Matthew Barney--cheapening the real thing?" writes"A case in point was the Matthew Barney show a few years back at the Guggenheim. That was midcult on a massive scale. Barney embraced all the discoveries of modern art--the willful obscurity marshaled for psychological power, the juxtaposing and