Guggenheim Museum Spring Programs / Matthew Barney: The Cremaster Cycle
Spring 2003
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
5th Ave at 89th St
The Sackler Center for Arts Education
http://www.guggenheim.org
Image: Cremaster 3: Five Points of Fellowship, 2002 (detail); C-print
in acrylic frame; 54 x 44 x 1½ inches; Edition 6, 1 A.P.; Photo by Chris
Winget.
CONVERSATIONS WITH CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS
This series presents contemporary artists in engaging discussions about
their practices.
Olafur Eliasson
Thursday, March 24, 6:30 pm
Liam Gillick
Tuesday, May 6, 6:30 pm
MATTHEW BARNEY: THE CREMASTER CYCLE
The following two program series are presented concurrently with the
Guggenheim exhibition “Matthew Barney: The Cremaster Cycle” ( February
21 – June 11).
SCULPTURAL VIEWS
Cultural historians, artists, and curators discuss the interdisciplinary
role of sculpture in art today with particular reference to “Matthew
Barney: The Cremaster Cycle”. Nancy Spector, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Guggenheim Museum, moderates.
Cremaster 3: The Process of Making
Saturday, February 22, 3 pm
A dialogue with the team that made Matthew Barney’s Cremaster cycle
possible. Panelists: Gabe Bartalos, Prosthetic Makeup and Special
Effects Specialist; Linda LaBelle, Costume Designer, Weaver, and Fiber-Expert;
Matt Wallin, Digital Effects Specialist; Matthew Ryle, Sculpture
Fabricator, and Chelsea Romersa, Associate Producer.
Performance and the Object
Tuesday, March 25, 6:30 pm
Barney describes his entire practice – which includes performance, film,
and installation as sculptural. The relationships between these genres
will be discussed. Panelists: Thyrza Nichols Goodeve, Critic; Amelia
Jones, Art Historian and Critic; Frazer Ward, Art Historian, Critic, and
Assistant Professor of Art at Smith College; and Jens Hoffmann, Writer
and Curator.
Narrative Sculpture and Sculptural Narratives
Tuesday, April 8, 6:30 pm
Barney’s Cremaster cycle sculptures share a common link in that they are
derived from the multi-layered narratives of the project as a whole.
Panelists discuss how contemporary art incorporates narrative and
fantasy. Panelists: Richard Flood, Chief Curator, Walker Art Center; Molly
Nesbit, Professor, Vassar College; and Louis Neri, independent Writer and
Curator.
EXPLORATIONS BEHIND-THE-SCENES:
PUBLIC AND ARTIST INTERACTIONS
Gabe Bartalos: Prosthetic Makeup and Special Effects
Saturday, March 15, 10 am-3 pm
Matt Wallin: Digital Visual Effects
Saturday, April 12, 3-5 pm
Matthew Ryle: Fabricating Cremaster 3
Saturday, April 12, 3-5 pm
MEDIATED DISCOURSE: FILM, VIDEO, AND INSTALLATION PRACTICES Guggenheim
Museum Senior Curator of Film and Media Arts John G. Hanhardt explores
how artists create with the moving image.
Constructing Narrative
Wednesday, March 26, 6:30 pm
Shaping Space and Time
Wednesday, April 16, 6:30 pm
Creating a Scene
Wednesday, April 30, 6:30 pm
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
5th Ave at 89th St
The Sackler Center for Arts Education
For ticket or program information on Explorations Behind-The-Scenes:
Public and Artist Interactions, please call (212) 423-3637 or visit
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and
Mediated Discourses are available by calling the Box Office at (212) 423
3587 Monday-Friday, 1-5 pm.
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