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Matthew Barney — Cremaster 5: Her Giant
Matthew Barney

Cremaster 5: Her Giant

A chromogenic print from Matthew Barney's epic *Cremaster* cycle, *Her Giant* captures the mythic and operatic world of *Cremaster 5*, set against the ornate grandeur of the Budapest Opera House. The image embodies Barney's signature blend of ritual, symbolism, and bodily transformation, presenting a towering, otherworldly figure suspended between fantasy and physicality. Encased in a self-lubricating plastic frame — a material recurring throughout the *Cremaster* series — the work extends its themes of biological process and constraint beyond the image itself into its very physical presentation.

Medium
chromogenic print, in self-lubricating plastic frame

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March 7, 2014

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Matthew Barney, Cremaster 5: Her Giant

A chromogenic print from Matthew Barney's epic *Cremaster* cycle, *Her Giant* captures the mythic and operatic world of *Cremaster 5*, set against the ornate grandeur of the Budapest Opera House. The image embodies Barney's signature blend of ritual, symbolism, and bodily transformation, presenting a towering, otherworldly figure suspended between fantasy and physicality. Encased in a self-lubricating plastic frame — a material recurring throughout the *Cremaster* series — the work extends its themes of biological process and constraint beyond the image itself into its very physical presentation.

Medium
chromogenic print, in self-lubricating plastic frame
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surreal, Performance Art, American, Photograph, Theatrical, Neutral Tones, Contemporary

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