Matthew Barney (b. 1967)
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Matthew Barney (b. 1967)

Cremaster 2: The Ballad of Max Jensen

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Matthew Barney (b. 1967)
Cremaster 2: The Ballad of Max Jensen
signed and dated 'Matthew Barney '99' (on the reverse of the center element)
triptych--color coupler print in acrylic frame
left: 24 x 28 in. (60.9 x 71.1 cm.)
center: 43 x 34½ in. (109.2 x 87.5 cm.)
right: 24 x 28 in. (60.9 x 71.1 cm.)
Executed in 1999, This work is number one from an edition of three plus two artist's proofs. (3)
Provenance
Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York
Literature
M. Kimmelmann, "The Importance of Matthew Barney," The New York Times Magazine, October 10, 1999, p. 69 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, Matthew Barney Cremaster 2: The Drones' Exposition, July-October 1999, pp. 39, 46-47 and 51 (illustrated).
London, The Metro, Matthew Barney Cremaster 2, January-February 2000 (illustrated on the exhibition brochure).
New York, Guggenheim Museum; Cologne, Museum Ludwig and Paris, Museé d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Matthew Barney: The CREMASTER Cycle, June 2002-June 2003, pp. 213, 217 and 465 (illustrated).
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