
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
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Under the Influence
March 7, 2014
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