Matthew Barney: No Restraint

Matthew Barney: No Restraint

72 mins | Documentary | Dec. 20, 2006

How does artist Matthew Barney use 45,000 pounds of petroleum jelly, a factory whaling vessel and traditional Japanese rituals to create his latest art project? Barney plowed the waters off the coast of Nagasaki to film his massive endeavor, Drawing Restraint 9. The documentary Matthew Barney: No Restraint journeys to Japan with Barney and his collaborator Bjork, as the visual artist creates a "narrative sculpture" telling a fantastical love story of two characters that transform from land mammals into whales.

Matthew Barney: No Restraint

72 mins | Documentary | Dec. 20, 2006

Matthew Barney: No Restraint
How does artist Matthew Barney use 45,000 pounds of petroleum jelly, a factory whaling vessel and traditional Japanese rituals to create his latest art project? Barney plowed the waters off the coast of Nagasaki to film his massive endeavor, Drawing Restraint 9. The documentary Matthew Barney: No Restraint journeys to Japan with Barney and his collaborator Bjork, as the visual artist creates a "narrative sculpture" telling a fantastical love story of two characters that transform from land mammals into whales.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers
Original title Matthew Barney: No Restraint
Directors Alison Chernick
Writers Alison Chernick

Cast

Matthew Barney

as Himself

Björk

as Herself