Matthew Barney
2024
Janelle Zara
“How the High-Impact Work of Matthew Barney Influenced 6 Artists”
Artnet
August 12, 2024
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“How the High-Impact Work of Matthew Barney Influenced 6 Artists”
Artnet
August 12, 2024
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Katy Diamond Hamer
“Athletics Through Film at Matthew Barney's ‘Secondary’ in New York”
Art & Object
August 6, 2024
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“Athletics Through Film at Matthew Barney's ‘Secondary’ in New York”
Art & Object
August 6, 2024
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Jason Farago
“Matthew Barney's Time Has Come Again”
New York Times
July 23, 2024
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“Matthew Barney's Time Has Come Again”
New York Times
July 23, 2024
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Kate Brown
“6 Must-See Shows to Catch at Museums in Europe This Summer’”
Artnet
July 10, 2024
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“6 Must-See Shows to Catch at Museums in Europe This Summer’”
Artnet
July 10, 2024
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Grace Edquist
“Let's get physical! How contemporary artists have embraced athleticism”
Art Basel
July 10, 2024
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“Let's get physical! How contemporary artists have embraced athleticism”
Art Basel
July 10, 2024
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Hili Perlson
“Matthew Barney draws on a sporting horror story with video installation ‘Secondary’”
Wallpaper
July 7, 2024
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“Matthew Barney draws on a sporting horror story with video installation ‘Secondary’”
Wallpaper
July 7, 2024
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Ella Martin-Gachot
“At the Fondation Carier, Matthew Barney Traces the Formal Aftermath of One of Football's Greatest Tragedies”
Cultured
June 7, 2024
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“At the Fondation Carier, Matthew Barney Traces the Formal Aftermath of One of Football's Greatest Tragedies”
Cultured
June 7, 2024
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Eliza Jordan
“Matthew Barney Returns to Paris with ‘SECONDARY’ at the Fondation Cartier”
Whitewall
June 3, 2024
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“Matthew Barney Returns to Paris with ‘SECONDARY’ at the Fondation Cartier”
Whitewall
June 3, 2024
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Arwa Mahdawi
“‘Stress and failure’: Matthew Barney on his film about the sports accident that traumatised America”
The Guardian
May 22, 2024
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“‘Stress and failure’: Matthew Barney on his film about the sports accident that traumatised America”
The Guardian
May 22, 2024
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Andy Battaglia
"In Five New Shows, Matthew Barney Turns His Abstract Football Film Into Sculptures and Paintings”
ARTnews
May 17, 2024
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"In Five New Shows, Matthew Barney Turns His Abstract Football Film Into Sculptures and Paintings”
ARTnews
May 17, 2024
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Mark Westall
“Matthew Barney's First Institutional Exhibition in France for over 10 Years to Open at Fondation Cartier Pour L'Art Contemporain”
FAD Magazine
April 26, 2024
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“Matthew Barney's First Institutional Exhibition in France for over 10 Years to Open at Fondation Cartier Pour L'Art Contemporain”
FAD Magazine
April 26, 2024
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2023
Lisa Yin Zhang
“The Top Ten Shows in the United States in 2023”
Frieze
December 22, 2023
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“The Top Ten Shows in the United States in 2023”
Frieze
December 22, 2023
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Chris Doyen
“Matthew Barney's REPRESSIA (decline) at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art”
Whitehot Magazine
December 5, 2023
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“Matthew Barney's REPRESSIA (decline) at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art”
Whitehot Magazine
December 5, 2023
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Walter Chaw
“The Transformative Power of Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle”
RogerEbert.com
May 17, 2023
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“The Transformative Power of Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle”
RogerEbert.com
May 17, 2023
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Domenick Ammirati
“Frieze Week: Let's Fucking Gooooooooooo?”
Spigot
May 15, 2023
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“Frieze Week: Let's Fucking Gooooooooooo?”
Spigot
May 15, 2023
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Shawn Ghassemitari
“Matthew Barney Returns With a Chilling Meditation on Football”
Hypebeast
May 16, 2023
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“Matthew Barney Returns With a Chilling Meditation on Football”
Hypebeast
May 16, 2023
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Brecht Wright Gander
“The Beauty and Hokiness of Sport in Matthew Barney’s ‘Secondary’”
Frieze
June 20, 2023
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“The Beauty and Hokiness of Sport in Matthew Barney’s ‘Secondary’”
Frieze
June 20, 2023
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Alex Greenberger
“Matthew Barney Returns with His Best Work in Years, a Shocking Video About America’s Favorite Sport”
ARTnews
May 15, 2023
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“Matthew Barney Returns with His Best Work in Years, a Shocking Video About America’s Favorite Sport”
ARTnews
May 15, 2023
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Alex Greenberger
“Matthew Barney to Debut New Video Installation About ‘Violence and Spectacle’ in American Football”
ARTnews
May 15, 2023
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“Matthew Barney to Debut New Video Installation About ‘Violence and Spectacle’ in American Football”
ARTnews
May 15, 2023
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Torey Akers
“Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle returns to the big screen in New York”
The Art Newspaper
May 10, 2023
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“Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle returns to the big screen in New York”
The Art Newspaper
May 10, 2023
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2022
2021
Jason Farago
“10 Works of Art That Evaded the Algorithm This Year”
The New York Times
December 8, 2021
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“10 Works of Art That Evaded the Algorithm This Year”
The New York Times
December 8, 2021
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Katie McCabe
“‘Wolves are nothing like dogs’: Matthew Barney on the lessons of his epic art film ‘Redoubt’”
TimeOut
June 4, 2021
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“‘Wolves are nothing like dogs’: Matthew Barney on the lessons of his epic art film ‘Redoubt’”
TimeOut
June 4, 2021
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Peter Bradshaw
“Redoubt review – Matthew Barney’s mysterious, mythical movie-ballet”
The Guardian
May 18, 2021
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“Redoubt review – Matthew Barney’s mysterious, mythical movie-ballet”
The Guardian
May 18, 2021
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Ben Luke
“Matthew Barney Redoubt at Hayward Gallery review: you need to be there”
Evening Standard
May 18, 2021
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“Matthew Barney Redoubt at Hayward Gallery review: you need to be there”
Evening Standard
May 18, 2021
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Rachel Campbell-Johnston
“Matthew Barney: Redoubt review — artist’s film will make you see things anew”
The Times
May 17, 2021
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“Matthew Barney: Redoubt review — artist’s film will make you see things anew”
The Times
May 17, 2021
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2020
Robert Abele
“Review: Matthew Barney takes to nature to ask his big questions in ‘Redoubt’”
Los Angeles Times
January 23, 2020
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“Review: Matthew Barney takes to nature to ask his big questions in ‘Redoubt’”
Los Angeles Times
January 23, 2020
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2019
David D’Arcy
“In Redoubt, Matthew Barney retells an ancient myth in a survivalist American landscape”
The Art Newspaper
November 1, 2019
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“In Redoubt, Matthew Barney retells an ancient myth in a survivalist American landscape”
The Art Newspaper
November 1, 2019
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Glenn Kenny
“‘Redoubt’ Review: Diana the Huntress Manifests in Idaho”
The New York Times
October 29, 2019
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“‘Redoubt’ Review: Diana the Huntress Manifests in Idaho”
The New York Times
October 29, 2019
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Jason Farago
“A Lighter Matthew Barney Goes Back to School, and Back Home”
The New York Times
March 21, 2019
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“A Lighter Matthew Barney Goes Back to School, and Back Home”
The New York Times
March 21, 2019
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Sebastian Smee
“Who wants to join the cult of video artist Matthew Barney?”
The Washington Post
March 8, 2019
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“Who wants to join the cult of video artist Matthew Barney?”
The Washington Post
March 8, 2019
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Andy Battaglia
“Wolves at the Door: Matthew Barney on Animals, Alchemy, and Art in His New Film and Exhibition, ‘Redoubt’”
Artnews
February 28, 2019
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“Wolves at the Door: Matthew Barney on Animals, Alchemy, and Art in His New Film and Exhibition, ‘Redoubt’”
Artnews
February 28, 2019
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2017
“1 interview and 1 creative wisdom with Matthew Barney here”
The Creative Independent
November 7, 2017
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The Creative Independent
November 7, 2017
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2016
Jerry Saltz
“A New Show Restages Matthew Barney's 1991 Breakthrough and It's Even Better the Second Time”
New York Magazine
October 14, 2016
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“A New Show Restages Matthew Barney's 1991 Breakthrough and It's Even Better the Second Time”
New York Magazine
October 14, 2016
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Blake Gopnik
“Matthew Barney’s Early Work Is Messed Up, and It Rivals Cezanne”
Artnet News
October 13, 2016
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“Matthew Barney’s Early Work Is Messed Up, and It Rivals Cezanne”
Artnet News
October 13, 2016
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Ken Johnson
“What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week”
The New York Times
October 6, 2016
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“What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week”
The New York Times
October 6, 2016
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Jennifer Krasinski
“Matthew Barney at Gladstone: Gorgeous, Creepy, and Sublimely Strange”
The Village Voice
September 5, 2016
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“Matthew Barney at Gladstone: Gorgeous, Creepy, and Sublimely Strange”
The Village Voice
September 5, 2016
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2015
Anthony Byrt
“Review: RIVER OF FUNDAMENT at the Museum of Old and New Art”
Artforum
May 2015
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“Review: RIVER OF FUNDAMENT at the Museum of Old and New Art”
Artforum
May 2015
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2014
Ross Simonini
“Both and Neither: On Matthew Barney, Debbie Harry and The Uncanny”
ARTAND Australia
December 2014
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“Both and Neither: On Matthew Barney, Debbie Harry and The Uncanny”
ARTAND Australia
December 2014
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David Sefton
“MONA and David Walsh Welcome Matthew Barney's River of Fundament”
The Australian
November 22, 2014
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“MONA and David Walsh Welcome Matthew Barney's River of Fundament”
The Australian
November 22, 2014
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Ross Simonini
“Black Water: Combustion and digestion in Matthew Barneys latest work”
Frieze
May 2014
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“Black Water: Combustion and digestion in Matthew Barneys latest work”
Frieze
May 2014
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Matt Pieknik
“Crude Thoughts & Fierce Forces: Matthew Barney’s ‘River of Fundament’”
The American Reader
April 22, 2014
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“Crude Thoughts & Fierce Forces: Matthew Barney’s ‘River of Fundament’”
The American Reader
April 22, 2014
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“These Weary Territories: A Conversation Between Matthew Barney and Okwui Enwezor”
Modern Painters
April 2014
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Modern Painters
April 2014
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Jed Perl
“Matthew Barney’s New Epic Is a Mythomaniacal Mailer-Hemingway Mash-Up And he’s more scatological than ever”
The New Republic
February 11, 2014
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“Matthew Barney’s New Epic Is a Mythomaniacal Mailer-Hemingway Mash-Up And he’s more scatological than ever”
The New Republic
February 11, 2014
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2013
Brienne Walsh
“REVIEW: ‘Subliming the Vessel: The Drawings of Matthew Barney’”
Modern Painters
August 29, 2013
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“REVIEW: ‘Subliming the Vessel: The Drawings of Matthew Barney’”
Modern Painters
August 29, 2013
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“Juxtapoz Presents: Lance Mountain X Matthew Barney in Detroit, Parts 1 & 2”
Juxtapoz
January 8, 2013
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Juxtapoz
January 8, 2013
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2012
Andy Battaglia
“An Artist's River Journey Into a Writer's World”
The Wall Street Journal
October 27, 2012
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“An Artist's River Journey Into a Writer's World”
The Wall Street Journal
October 27, 2012
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2011
2010
2009
2008
Louise Neri
“Civilisation and Its Discontents: Barney and Bepler's Ren”
Domus
September 2008
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“Civilisation and Its Discontents: Barney and Bepler's Ren”
Domus
September 2008
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2007
Jerry Saltz
“The Year in Culture: ART: Best Show, Matthew Barney”
New York Magazine
December 17, 2007
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“The Year in Culture: ART: Best Show, Matthew Barney”
New York Magazine
December 17, 2007
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Richard Dorment
“A visionary straining at the leash”
The Daily Telegraph
September 18, 2007
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“A visionary straining at the leash”
The Daily Telegraph
September 18, 2007
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2006
Mia Fineman
“Looks Brilliant on Paper. But Who, Exactly, Is Going to Make It?”
The New York Times
May 7, 2006
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“Looks Brilliant on Paper. But Who, Exactly, Is Going to Make It?”
The New York Times
May 7, 2006
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2003
Calvin Tompkins
“His Body, Himself”
The New Yorker
January 27, 2003
“His Body, Himself”
The New Yorker
January 27, 2003
1999
Michael Kimmelman
“The Importance of Matthew Barney”
The New York Times Magazine
October 10, 1999
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“The Importance of Matthew Barney”
The New York Times Magazine
October 10, 1999
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1995
Thyrza Nichols Goodeve
“Matthew Barney 95: Suspension [Cremaster], Secretion [pearl], Secret [biology]”
Parkett
Issue 45, 1995
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“Matthew Barney 95: Suspension [Cremaster], Secretion [pearl], Secret [biology]”
Parkett
Issue 45, 1995
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