Matthew Barney: Redoubt by Franks, Pamela

ISBN: 0300243278

Author: Franks, Pamela

Condition: new

Matthew Barney: Redoubt is a comprehensive catalogue of the artists newest project, which centers on a two-hour film that creates a complex portrait of the American landscape by layering classical, cosmological, and American myths about humanitys place in the natural world. In the film, the goddess Diana and her two attendants traverse the rugged terrain of Idahos Sawtooth Mountains in pursuit of the elusive wolf, while an Engraver (played by Barney, b. 1967) furtively documents their actions in copper engravings and provokes a series of confrontations. The publication comprises hundreds of stills that track the films narrative, as well as essays-some lyrical, others more objective-that approach Redoubt through disciplines such as ecology, art history, and dance. Also featured are the artworks made by Barney in conjunction with the film: electroplated copper engravings based on those his character makes and sculptures created by pouring molten metal through hollowed, burned trees harvested from the Sawtooth region. Taking a cue from Redoubts mountainous setting, the overall design of the book evokes a field guide.Distributed for the Yale University Art GalleryExhibition Schedule:Yale University Art Gallery(03/01/19-07/16/19)UCCA, Beijing(09/28/19-12/15/19)Hayward Gallery, London(03/04/20-05/10/20)