so as many of you know, i had the fortune of hitting up the Drawing Restraint retrospective at its only U.S. location, SFMOMA [twice!]. anyone who also owns the DR9 sketchbook either got it at SFMOMA or in Japan. or through eBay etc.

this photograph was at the entry to the floor with most of the Drawing Restraint stuff, framed and poster-size, maybe about 30" tall?

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Matthew Barney field emblem fan art, my symbology mixed with his

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No matter. I have a Drawing Restraint sketchbook, do you?

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The most fascinating thing maybe about Matthew Barney is this tremendous feedback from people who've actually known him that he could be doing something 'even better' if he had any 'real competition'. My god. Like what?

Somebody needs to engage him. He was originally in wrestling, a competitive sport. Please, bring on the Art Fight.

wanted for immediate viewing: Matthew Barney's med school personal statement.

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Sexual jealousy at the state of the art

Want

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