American Odd: "Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle," by Nancy Spector

Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle By Nancy Spector Guggenheim Museum Publications Review by Karl Wolff Over a decade ago I had the rare opportunity to see The Cremaster Cycle, a series of five interrelated films by Matthew Barney. The Cremaster Cycle included other material, everything from sketches, photographs, music, and sculpture. When I first saw the films, I marveled at their visionary power, epic scope, and esoteric symbolism. The Cremaster Cycle takes it name from the cremaster muscle...