Matthew Barney
Born March 25, 1967 (Age: 58)
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San Francisco
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
River of Fundament
2014
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as The Ka of Norman / Osiris: James Lee Byers
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Age: 46
DRAWING RESTRAINT 13: Instrument of Surrender
2006
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as Douglas MacArthur
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Age: 38
Cremaster 3
2002
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as The Entered Apprentice
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Age: 35
Cremaster 2
1999
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as Gary Gilmore
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Age: 32
Blind Perineum
1991
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as Himself
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Age: 24