Roxie Theater (Venue Partner)
3117 16th St
415.863.1087
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Cremaster Cycle plus De Lama Lamina
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July 30, 2010 – Aug 8, 2010
Daily (schedule)
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- Price
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$10
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“Conceptual artist Matthew Barney first learned the word "cremaster" at his sister's wedding. He was talking to his family physician, Dr. Lung, about his interest in biology and sexual differentiation. Lung suggested that he look up the cremaster muscle, which raises and lowers the testicles and is also associated with the moment in-utero at which the gonads rise to become ovaries or lower to become testes. Barney's resulting project, Cremaster Cycle, is a five-part series of films which has earned him the titles "the most crucial artist of his generation" (NYT) and "the Michelangelo of genital art" (Harpers). This week the Roxie hosts a rare screening of Barney's entire Cremaster canon. Those reluctant to dedicate nearly seven hours to this epic might consider just catching C3 (2002), which features the construction of the Chrysler Building, masonic rituals, demolition derbies, sadistic dentistry, and zombie horses.”
Maya de Paula Hanika, Flavorpill
The acclaimed five-part Cremaster Cycle is an evocation of the creative process by sculptor and performance artist Matthew Barney. While not created in chronological order, each one comprises a completely realized work in itself, and together they follow a geographical path from west to east and trace a metaphorical trail toward a fully developed form.
