Matthew Barney: Drawing Restraint Vol. 2 is a compact artist book and exhibition catalogue published by Uplink in connection with Drawing Restraint: A Comprehensive Survey of “Drawing Restraint” Projects 1987–2005, held at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Japan. The publication presents Barney’s influential Drawing Restraint series, a body of work built around the idea that physical limitation, pressure, and resistance can become part of the creative act.

Inside, the book includes around 145 color images across 163 pages, bringing together film stills, studies, drawings, and visual material from Barney’s projects. With texts by Itsuko Hasegawa, Shin’Ichi Nakazawa, and Luc Steels, the book gives readers insight into Barney’s complex world of performance, sculpture, mythology, cinema, and bodily transformation. Its clear PVC cover and compact format also make it a distinctive collectible for fans of Matthew Barney, contemporary performance art, and experimental artist books.

Author: Matthew Barney

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Pages: 163 pages

Size: 17.1 × 24.2 cm / 6.75 × 9.5 in

Published: 2006

ISBN: 9784900728141

Published by Uplink.