Matthew Barney
Subtitle: OTTO trilogy
By: with texts by Matthew Barney, Maggie Nelson, and Nancy Spector
Contributors: Barney, Matthew; Nelson, Maggie, 1973- writer of added commentary; Spector, Nancy, writer of added commentary; Gladstone Gallery
Publisher: Gladstone Gallery
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9780300223699
Subjects: Performance art; Video installations (Art); Exhibitions
Other titles: OTTO trilogy
Description: Celebrated for works blending performance, video, and sculpture, Matthew Barney has created complex narratives that emerge across series since his earliest exhibitions. Matthew Barney: OTTO Trilogy is the first book to trace the progression of three significant early projects-Facility of INCLINE, Facility of DECLINE, and OTTOshaft- and to reveal the narrative system that links them. Titled after former football player Jim Otto, the series explores the training, discipline, and physical limits of the body alongside questions of sexual difference and desire. Featuring an illuminating introduction by Nancy Spector; an essay by Maggie Nelson on the works' exploration of psychology, bodies, image-making, narrative, and abstraction; and a new text by the artist, this generously illustrated volume includes previously unpublished artist's sketches, behind-the-scenes photographs, research material, and video stills. It is the definitive publication on this important series, and offers a key to understanding many of the themes that thread throughout Barney's oeuvre.
Notes: This book is published concurrently with the exhibition Facility of DECLINE, presented at Gladstone Gallery, New York, September 8-October 22, 2016.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-191).