Secondary (2023)
Secondary maps two different narratives onto each other, using movement as the formal through-line. The first describes the complex overlay of violence and spectacle inherent in American football, and more broadly within American culture. Barney’s personal involvement in the sport served as a starting point for the development of this project. The extreme physical and psychological conditions of the game have been abstracted in Barney’s art practice since his earliest work, and now provide a context for this subject that is both retrospective and a new, direct engagement.
Director: Matthew Barney
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Raphael Xavier as Jack Tatum |
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Matthew Barney as Ken Stabler |
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David Thomson as Darryl Stingley |
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Thomas Kopache as Al Davis |
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Shamar Watt as Lester Hayes |
| Production | Annalise Lockhart | Producer |
| Sound | Jonathan Bepler | Sound |
| Directing | Matthew Barney | Director |
