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.
Matthew Barney
Director
Raphael Xavier
Jack Tatum

Matthew Barney
Ken Stabler
David Thomson
Darryl Stingley

Thomas Kopache
Al Davis
Shamar Watt
Lester Hayes
The Willoughbys70%
Louis C.K.: Hilarious78%
Ladies First60%
Slumberland72%
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals66%
Ricky Gervais: Mortality70%
Thunderstruck61%
Kermit's Swamp Years58%
Amazon Women on the Moon59%
Clear History60%
Barbie69%
The Tramp65%
The Roast of Tom Brady67%
Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill77%
Seriously Single69%
Duplex61%
Hard to Die61%
Balls Up58%
Beau Hunks68%