Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Barney + Peyton Collaboration Surfaces
Blood of Two, the highly secretive collaboration between Matthew Barney and Elizabeth Peyton, was unveiled this past Tuesday as part of the inauguration of Deste Foundation’s Slaughterouse, a new satellite exhibit space located on the Greek island of Hydra. At dawn, a largely notable crowd gathered seaside and watched as local fishermen pulled a glass sarcophagus containing Barney and Peyton’s artifacts from the water, and slowly ushered it up the cliffs to its final resting place within the former slaughterhouse. As expected of Barney, the rest of the ceremony was drenched in cryptic symbolism, including a dead shark and goat herders. Check out The Moment for the full recap.
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- In preparation for Blood of Two, divers submerge the sarcophagus. Image: Deste Foundation
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- The sarcophagus rests prior to its exhumation. Image: Deste Foundation
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- Image: Cyril Duval / The Moment
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- Image: Cyril Duval / The Moment
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July 2nd, 2009 at 3:00 am
the art collectors » Hydra School Projects 10th Anniversary Exhibit said:
[…] seems Mathew Barney and Elizabeth Peyton’s site specific collaboration isn’t the only current installation the Greek island of Hydra worthy of mention. Entering its […]