Secondary

Overview

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.

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Cast

Raphael Xavier

Jack Tatum

Matthew Barney

Ken Stabler

David Thomson

Darryl Stingley

Thomas Kopache

Al Davis

Shamar Watt

Lester Hayes