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Matthew Barney

1967 - Today

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Matthew Barney (born March 25, 1967) is an American contemporary artist and film director who works in the fields of sculpture, film, photography and drawing. His works explore connections among geography, biology, geology and mythology as well as notable themes of sex, intercourse, the human body, and conflict. His early pieces were sculptural installations combined with performance and video. Between 1994 and 2002, he created The Cremaster Cycle, a series of five films described by Jonathan Jones in The Guardian as "one of the most imaginative and brilliant achievements in the history of avant-garde cinema." He is also known for his projects Drawing Restraint 9 (2005), River of Fundament (2014) and Redoubt (2018). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Matthew Barney is the 1,799th most popular film director (down from 1,624th in 2024), the 14,275th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,910th in 2019) and the 525th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Matthew Barney ranks 1,799 out of 2,041. Before him are Ramesh Sippy, Cédric Kahn, Scott Cooper, Joachim Rønning, Ursula Meier, and Roger Michell. After him are Aditya Chopra, Joseph Cedar, Roger Avary, Elmo Nüganen, Bill Forsyth, and Claudio Miranda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Matthew Barney ranks 604. Before him are Yūji Ueda, Roger Sanchez, Maik Bullmann, Jonathan Adams, Dmitri Popov, and Steve Harwell. After him are Masayuki Nakagomi, Wang Tao, Tohir Yoʻldosh, Konstantin Kozeyev, Andrea Jürgens, and Amar Osim.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Matthew Barney ranks 14,279 out of 20,380. Before him are Kathleen Hanna (1968), Eileen Davidson (1959), Matt Servitto (1965), Dan Barker (1949), Kevin Jonas (1987), and Stuart Hamm (1960). After him are Julie Otsuka (1962), Joseph Cedar (1968), Eddie Cahill (1978), Alex Groza (1926), Rachel Miner (1980), and Walter Mosley (1952).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Matthew Barney ranks 525. Before him are Bill Pope (1952), Bud Yorkin (1926), Ti West (1980), Kevin Greutert (1965), John Sayles (1950), and Scott Cooper (1970). After him are Joseph Cedar (1968), Jon Watts (1981), Scott Frank (1960), Jon M. Chu (1979), John A. Russo (1939), and David Nutter (1960).

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