Director
Matthew Barney
March 25, 1967 · San Francisco
Matthew Barney was born in San Francisco in 1967; at age six, he moved to Idaho with his family. After his parents divorced, Barney continued to live with his father in Idaho, playing football on his high school team, and visiting his mother in New York City, where he was introduced to art and museums. This intermingling of sports and art informs his work as a sculptor and filmmaker. After graduating from Yale in 1991, Barney entered the art world to almost instant controversy and success.
Often works with
Full filmography · 18
Secondary
as Ken Stabler and Director
2023
Catasterism
Director and Writer
2022
Redoubt
as Engraver and Director and Writer
2019
Union of the North
Writer
2017
Drawing Restraint 23
Director
2015
River of Fundament
as The Ka of Norman / Osiris: James Lee Byers and Director and Writer
2014
Blood of Two
Director
2009
Hoist
Director and Writer
2006
DRAWING RESTRAINT 13: Instrument of Surrender
as Douglas MacArthur and Director
2006
Drawing Restraint 9
as Occidental Guest and Director and Writer
20066.2
Cremaster 3
as The Entered Apprentice and Director and Writer
20026.6
Cremaster 2
as Gary Gilmore and Director and Writer
19996.3