Matthew Barney
Matthew Barney
Matthew Barneyis an American artist who works in sculpture, photography, drawing and film. His early works are sculptural installations combined with performance and video. Between 1994 and 2002 he created the The Cremaster Cycle, a series of five films described by Jonathan Jones in The Guardian as "one of the most imaginative and brilliant achievements in the history of avant-garde cinema." He is also known for his past relationship with Icelandic singer Björk...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMultimedia Artist
Date of Birth25 March 1967
CitySan Francisco, CA
CountryUnited States of America
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'Jackass: The Movie' is great. I think it's in the tradition of physical comedy, which I'm really interested in. Its relationship to gravity, and how gravity acts on the body.