Cremaster 4

1994
Matthew Barney, Cremaster 4, 1994. video (transferred to 35mm film). 42 min 40 sec. Videography: Peter Strietmann. Courtesy of the artist and Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York. The 1st Seoul International Media Art Biennale media_city seoul 2000 city: between 0 and 1. Seoul Museum of History. 2000

Barney, widely known for his provocative videos that center on bodily transformations, presents this artwork as part of his Cremaster series, which he began in 1994. As a narrative avant-garde film, it weaves together medieval European culture, ancient mythology, music, medicine, and sports to create an anthropological exploration of human themes: namely, transformations between body and matter, nature, reproduction, and extinction.

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