Secondary 2023 Directed by Matthew Barney
Make It Look Pretty
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.
Cast
Raphael Xavier
Jack Tatum
Matthew Barney
Ken Stabler
David Thomson
Darryl Stingley
Thomas Kopache
Al Davis
Shamar Watt
Lester Hayes