Matthew Barney Edition On Sale

New York art bookstore Printed Matter is having a sale on editions and multiples throughout the month of May. Included on their list of discounted items is Matthew Barney's The Man in Black / Drone Harness, a 12" vinyl picture disc featuring music from Jonathan Bepler's Cremaster 2 soundtrack. The record, which was released in 2000 in an edition of 500 signed & numbered copies, is marked down to $220 from the original price of $275. You can order the record HERE (note: the discounted price does not appear online, but Printed Matter will include the discount before charging your credit card).

Bjork and Matthew Barney Shopping for Manhattan Condo

New York real estate blog curbed.com reports that Matthew Barney and Bjork were recently outbid on a penthouse loft in Manhattan's new Machinery Exchange at the corner of Baxer and Hester Streets in Chinatown / Little Italy. According to the building's web site, the penthouse apartment was being offered for $4.5 million -- no word on the final sale price.

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).