#02 - Matthew Barney and “The Cremaster Cycle”..‪.‬ What is Cinema? Podcast

#02 - Matthew Barney and “The Cremaster Cycle” w/Lucia Simek of The Nasher The “What is Cinema?” podcast presents Episode 2: Matthew Barney and “The Cremaster Cycle”. In this episode we discuss and break down the cinematic and visual arts career of American artist, Matthew Barney and his art film series, “The Cremaster Cycle”, a five-chapter series meditating on America’s occult and Masonic roots, as well as themes of masculinity, the inter-sectionality of film and sculpture, and audience endurance. We are delving into Barney’s work as a precursor to Texas Theatre’s newest partnership with The Nasher Sculpture Center, bringing art films to be screened at the theatre. Barney’s newest film, the five hour, “River of Fundament” is the newest film to be screened as part of this series. Continuing on our mission to build cultural bridges, we invited Manager of Communications at The Nasher, Lucia Simek as our guest for this episode. Simek is a writer, critic, and artist living and working in Oak Cliff. We speak to Simek about her love for her neighborhood, the new collaboration between Texas Theatre and The Nasher, and the idea of film as sculpture. Hosts, Lee Escobedo and Patrick Patterson-Carroll also list their top five favorite art spaces in Dallas! Take a listen and enjoy episode two! Download Link: https://archive.org/download/WIC002_201603/WIC002.mp3