
Cremaster 4: Field of the Ascending Faerie (Diptych)
1994
Matthew Barney's *Cremaster 4: Field of the Ascending Faerie (Diptych)* is a two-panel chromogenic print derived from his ambitious Cremaster film cycle, capturing the surreal and mythological visual language that defines the series. The work is presented in the artist's signature self-lubricating plastic frame, a material choice that reinforces Barney's ongoing preoccupation with bodily processes, containment, and the boundaries between organic and synthetic forms. Lush and otherworldly in its imagery, the diptych exemplifies Barney's ability to construct elaborate symbolic narratives that blur the boundaries between sculpture, film, and photography.
- Medium
- chromogenic print, in artist's self-lubricating plastic frame, diptych
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
November 17, 2016
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