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.
Filmography
Cremaster 3
as The Entered Apprentice
Cremaster 2
as Gary Gilmore
Cremaster 4
as The Loughton Candidate
Cremaster 5
as Diva / Giant / Magician
Drawing Restraint 9
as Occidental Guest
River of Fundament
as The Ka of Norman / Osiris: James Lee Byers
Matthew Barney: No Restraint
as Self
Redoubt
as Engraver
Secondary
as Ken Stabler
DRAWING RESTRAINT 13: Instrument of Surrender
as Douglas MacArthur
Matthew Barney: Creating Stories
as Himself
Blind Perineum
as Himself