Matthew Barney : secondary /
"SECONDARY is a five-channel video installation, performed in Barney's Long Island City studio in 2023, then in London, Paris, and Los Angeles in 2024. The plot revolves around an accident that occurred during a football game in 1978, when Oakland Raiders' Jack Tatum delivered an open...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Rizzoli Electa,
2025.
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| Summary: | "SECONDARY is a five-channel video installation, performed in Barney's Long Island City studio in 2023, then in London, Paris, and Los Angeles in 2024. The plot revolves around an accident that occurred during a football game in 1978, when Oakland Raiders' Jack Tatum delivered an open field hit on Darryl Stingley, a wide receiver for the New England Patriots. Stingley was left paralyzed. The tragic event remained seared in the minds of American fans, including Barney himself, a youth-league quarterback at the time. Through allusion to American sports culture, it explores the complex intersection of violence, its representation, and its celebration. It reimagines the game through a unique movement vocabulary. The result is a physical study that focuses on every element of the game, from drills and pre-game rituals to moments of impact and their slow-motion replays. Volume 1 explores SECONDARY in depth, with essays by leading contemporary voices. Volume 2 maps the life of Barney's former Long Island City studio, where SECONDARY premiered to the public." |
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| Item Description: | Issued in slipcase. |
| Physical Description: | 2 volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780847833818 084783381X |