Matthew Barney

Matthew Barney: OTTO Trilogy is the first book to trace the progression of three significant early projects - Facility of INCLINE, Facility of DECLINE, and OTTOshaft - and to reveal the narrative system that links them. Titled after former football player Jim Otto, the series explores the training, discipline, and physical limits of the body alongside questions of sexual difference and desire. Featuring an illuminating introduction by Nancy Spector; an essay by Maggie Nelson on the works' exploration of psychology, bodies, image-making, narrative, and abstraction; and a new text by the artist, this generously illustrated volume includes previously unpublished artist's sketches, behind-the-scenes photographs, research material, and video stills. It is the definitive publication on this important series, and offers a key to understanding many of the themes that thread throughout Barney's oeuvre.

This book is published on the occasion of the Matthew Barney exhibiton from September to August 2016 at Gladstone Gallery, New York.