Creminem Mash-Up

Video mash-up of Eminem's Super Bowl ad for Chrysler with the trailer for Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle. Of course, Chrysler Imperials (and the Chrylser Building) play important roles in Cremaster 3, but we can't help wishing they used clips from the Khu video.

Matthew Barney Takes The Physical Challenge

Those of you who grew up in the 80's (like us at CremasterFanatic.com) may enjoy this video by Evan Smith featuring a clip from Matthew Barney's Drawing Restraint 2 backed by the music from the Nickelodeon game show Double Dare.

Cremaster Cycle U.S. Theatrical Release This Spring

It turns out the Cremaster Cycle / De Lama Lamina screenings in Seattle that we previously reported are part of a wider theatrical release of Matthew Barney's films via International Film Circuit. The films are currently slated to be screened in four U.S. cities: Seattle, New York, Los Angeles, and Boston. International Film Circuit's web site has more information on the venues and dates. After opening in these cities, the Cremaster Cycle will tour across the country over the summer and fall. If you are interested in hosting the films, rental rates (35mm prints) are surprisingly reasonable, starting at $500 per film.

Cremaster Fanatics should note that Matthew Barney will appear for a Q&A session at the screening at the IFC Film Center in New York on May 19 [Note: The date has been changed -- Barney will now be speaking after the 7 pm screening of Cremaster 4 and 5 on May 20]. Also, sadly, the press release states that the, "Epic Masterwork is Not Now Nor Will it Ever be Available on DVD".

Cremaster 2 Video Game for PS3

One of our favorite Matthew Barney Fans, Cremaster Fanatic Paul, has created a level for the PlayStation3 game Little Big Planet based on Matthew Barney's Cremaster 2. Paul has already created levels inspired by Cremaster 1, Cremaster 3, and Cremaster 4 and plans to create levels to accompany the entire Cremaster Cycle. Paul says he will have to edit the sexual content out of the C2 level before he uploads it to the Little Big Planet web site (where you can play his other levels if you own the game and a PS3), but this video presents the uncensored version.

Pornographic Drawing Restraint?

Cremaster Fanatic Jason, who sent us the link to the Matthew Barney / Bjork "First Date" video in our last post, wrote back with a warning for Barney Fans trolling the internet for Matthew Barney videos. Jason says that while searching for a torrent of Drawing Restraint 7, he downloaded a video tagged "Drawing Restraint" that turned out to be a naked Australian woman masturbating while tied to a tree. Is she a Matthew Barney fan? To us, her video sounds more like De Lama Lamina than Drawing Restraint.

Matthew Barney and Bjork on Their First Date

Cremaster Fanatic Jason sent us a link to this new video by Kelly and Misha - a re-enactment of Matthew Barney's first date with Bjork. Although this is obviously a fictionalized account, the biographical information is pretty accurate!

Cremaster 4 Video Game

Cremaster Fanatic Paul has created another fantastic Matthew Barney-inspired level for the PlayStation 3 game Little Big Planet. The latest installment is based on Cremaster 4. If you own the game, you can download the level from the LBP community page -- Paul's username is fluxlasers. If you don't own the game (or need some tips on completing the level), check out the video below. Follow the links for videos of Paul's levels based on Cremaster 1 and "The Order" from Cremaster 3. Paul is working on creating levels for the entire Cremaster Cycle.

Cremaster 1 Video Game for PlayStation

Cremaster Fanatic Paul, who previously designed a level for the PlayStation 3 game Little Big Planet based on "The Order" sequence from Cremaster 3, has created a new level for the game based on Cremaster 1.

Paul tells us that he plans to create levels based on all five Cremaster films. Once completed, he will incorporate all the levels into an area called The Cremaster Cycle where you start with Cremaster 4 and complete and unlock the levels in the same order the films were released. On the Cremaster 3 level there will be a hidden key which will unlock "The Order" level. Keep reading the Cremaster Fanatic blog, and we'll inform you as the other levels are released.

If you have a PS3 and the Little Big Planet game, you can search for Paul's Cremaster-themed levels on the community page and play them yourself (Paul's PSN username is "fluxlasers"). We've included a video of the Cremaster 1 level below:

Matthew Barney Updates

We've completed a major update to CremasterFanatic.com If you haven't visited lately, please check out all of the new material. We've added tons of pictures, videos, artwork, and more!

Among our favorites are:

Pages of production photographs showing the making of The Cremaster Cycle, Drawing Restraint, De Lama Lamina, Guardian of the Veil, and Ren.

New Fan Art.

New Fan Videos.

A few more Fan Costumes.

Drawing Restraint 9 Glossary

And, of course, loads and loads of photos of Matthew 1 2 3 4

Cremaster Video Game For PS3

Cremaster Fanatic Paul sent us information on this level based on "The Order" sequence from Cremaster 3 that he created for the PlayStation 3 game Little Big Planet. If you have a PS3 and the game, you can search for it on the community page and play it yourself (the level is called "The Order" and Paul's PSN username is "fluxlasers"). If you don't have a PS3, you can watch a video of the game below (the video also provides hints on how to complete the level):

Drawing Restraint 13 Screening in Dallas, TX

Carolyn Sortor, creator of the Matthew Barney-inspired video Creamistress 6, is curating a series of video (and other media-based art) exhibitions at Conduit Gallery in Dallas, Texas. The series, called The Program, is presented by the Video Association of Dallas and co-curated by Bart Weiss and Charles Dee Mitchell.

As part of The Program, Matthew Barney's Drawing Restraint 13 will be screened on three consecutive Saturday evenings: July 26, August 2, and August 9. Please follow this link for a full schedule and more information.

Matthew Barney Stills and Downloads

The art torrents blog has posted a bunch of rare stills from Matthew Barney videos and documentaries, plus links to downloads (if you're a Karagara member).

New Matthew Barney Videos on YouTube

A recent search on YouTube has turned up a bunch of new Matthew Barney videos:



First up is the trailer for Destricted - a compilation of sexually explicit films by contemporary artists that includes Barney's Hoist This one is definitely NOT SAFE FOR WORK.



Next is "One Minute Barney" (which actually clocks in at 1:12). It claims to be "all you need to know about matthew in under 90 seconds" but that's only if you think that "all you need to know" is Cremaster 1, 4, and 5. However, it's a nicely-edited montage of clips from those three films.



A somewhat gory addition to the Matthew Barney "fan video" genre is "Cremaster 6". It purports to be Barney's "last work" in which, "the artist proposes a trip to the balance across castration." However, as one critic comments, "There are only 5 films in the Cremaster cycle and this is not one of them. There is no Barney in this piece. This is either a cheezy attempt to equate the work of an unknown with that of a top-tier artist or a clumsy attempt at parody." Other comments are, "this totally didnt make any sense," and "cool," which, coincidentally, are the same reactions Barney's actual films often elicit.



Finally, we come to Uruguayan artist Martin Sastre's video "Lala Meets Barney". As we noted in our post about Sastre's recent exhibition at Brooklyn's Momenta Art, this video is an invitation from Sastre's grandmother to Matthew Barney and Björk to spend a traditional Uruguayan Christmas with her and her 6 children and 13 grandchildren.

For more Matthew Barney videos online, check out CremasterFanatic.com "fan video" section and our last post of Matthew Barney YouTube video clips.

Also, we'd like to remind you that this is the final week you can view CremasterFanatic.com founder Eric Doeringer's Matthew Barney installation at Sara Tecchia Roma New York, 529 W 20th St, 2nd Floor, New York City. The exhibition "And, Who Are You?" Work From Saatchi Online runs through Saturday, January 26.

Update on Guardian of the Veil at Regen Projects, Los Angeles

Cremaster Fanatic Greg emailed us from Los Angeles with a report on Matthew Barney's Guardian of the Veil exhibition currently on view at Regen Projects. Greg informs us that in addition to the drawings and photographs we mentioned in our previous post on the show, there is a 40-minute HD video of the Guardian of the Veil performance. The gallery also has all of Barney's books, including a number of rare Cremaster volumes, available for reading.

The photographs at the top of this post come from a fantastic photo gallery posted by Lucies Farm, the ranch that provided the bull for the Guardian of the Veil performance in Manchester. They have posted a ton of great "behind the scenes" photos of the rehearsal and performance.
http://www.bark.ch/thumbnails.php?album=64

Cremaster Cycle on ebay

We'd like to draw your attention to an item currently up for bidding on ebay - the complete Cremaster Cycle on DVD. Although this is clearly an (ahem) unauthorized released, look at the production value on the packaging! This is the best looking Cremaster boot we at Cremaster Fanatic have ever seen (obviously, we can't vouch for the quality of the video).

If you want this, you'll have to act fast - there's less than a day left on the auction. The price is currently $65 - far below the half-a-million dollars Cremaster 2 recently fetched at auction. Plus, the seller says he'll use the money to pay off student loans.

Update: The DVDs sold for $216.50.

Cremaster 2 Fetches Half a Million Dollars

Matthew Barney's Cremaster 2 sold for $571,000 at the Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale on November 14, slightly over the low estimate of $500,000 - $700,000. For that price, the winning bidder received not only a DVD of the film, but also a hi-tech vitrine and packaging made from hand tooled saddle leather and sterling silver (photos at http://cremasterfanatic.blogspot.com/2007/10/cremaster-2-on-sale-at-sothebys-new.html).

Cremaster 2 On Sale at Sotheby's New York

Here's a rare chance to own one of Matthew Barney's Cremaster films. Sotheby's will be auctioning Barney's Cremaster 2 in their evening sale on November 14 in New York. The winning bidder will receive not only a DVD of the film, but also a custom vitrine and DVD case made from hand-tooled saddle leather, sterling silver, polycarbonate honeycomb, beeswax, acrylic and nutmeg. Sotheby's estimates the artwork will sell for $500,000—700,000.

Martin Sastre at Momenta Art, Brooklyn

Madrid-based, Uruguyan-born artist Martin Sastre will be showing two new videos involving Matthew Barney at Momenta Art in Brooklyn, NY, from October 12 - November 12.

The first video, Bolivia 3: Confederation Next, is a science fiction adventure set in the year 2876 when South America has united and the United States no longer exists. Sastre portrays an underdog hero battling an evil empire embodied by Matthew Barney. The other video is an invitation from Sastre's grandmother to Matthew Barney and Björk to spend a traditional Uruguayan Christmas with her and her 6 children and 13 grandchildren. This video will be posted on YouTube as an open letter to Mr. and Mrs. Barney.

Pictures from I Die Daily

The web site for Matthew Walin's film I Die Daily - a documentary about the making of the Cremaster Cycle has lots of great "behind the scenes" photographs. I've posted a few images for your viewing pleasure, but there are many more (plus a video trailer) on the official site.

Matthew Barney Videos on YouTube

It's been a while since I checked YouTube for new Matthew Barney videos. I'm presenting a roundup here of a bunch of new videos. Of course, you should visit the CremasterFanatic.com Fan Video Page for lots of great Barney-inspired videos (most with links for viewing).

Note: many of these are multi-part videos on Youtube -- I'm only posting the first part of each video here.

First up, is a lengthy interview between Barney and Richard Flood, the Chief Curator of the Walker Arts Center (part 1 of 5):



Next is the trailer for Matthew Walin's new documentary I Die Daily
about the making of The Cremaster Cycle



Two Matthew Barney "Mash-Ups" have been posted, the first comparing Barney's output with that of Madonna, and the second a more visually-based composition combining Cremaster 4 with action sports blooper and beer.





Finally, someone has posted Cremaster 1, 2 and 4 on YouTube (all multi-part). Obviously, it's not the ideal way to view the films, but if you've never seen them here's your chance (at lest until they make YouTube take them down). Full links to all the films are here: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=cremasterfilms&p=r

Cremaster 1 (1 of 4)


Cremaster 2 (1 of 8)


Cremaster 4 (1 of 4)


There are also extracts of Cremaster 3 and 5 posted, but not the whole films.

Cremaster 3


Cremaster 5