Destricted is an anthology of art films exploring human sexuality. It features explicit and unsimulated sexual content, challenging societal taboos and norms. The film explores various themes such as lust, sexual pleasure, exhibitionism, and sexual promiscuity. It delves into the controversial world of avant-garde cinema and its impact on the audience. With a diverse range of films, Destricted pushes boundaries and challenges traditional notions of sexuality and art.

Visionary artist Matthew Barney returns to cinema with this 3-part epic, a radical reinvention of Norman Mailer’s novel Ancient Evenings. In collaboration with composer Jonathan Bepler, Barney combines traditional modes of narrative cinema with filmed elements of performance, sculpture, and opera, reconstructing Mailer’s hypersexual story of Egyptian gods and the seven stages of reincarnation, alongside the rise and fall of the American car industry.

Cremaster 3 is a surreal and abstract art film set in New York City. It delves into themes of freemasonry, undead, and torture. The movie showcases the Cremaster Cycle, with references to the Guggenheim Foundation and contemporary art. A hidden gem known for its unique aesthetic and video installations.

The first collaboration between Matthew Barney & Elizabeth Peyton, Blood of Two is a unique, site-specific work that draws its references from Hydra itself – the surrounding environment, animals, humans, and local traditions are all part of the project in equal measure. Blood of Two centers on the former function of the Slaughterhouse and the customs of Hydra to establish connections between paganism and religion, ancient and modern, the ritualistic and familiar. As much as its conflicted terms strive for balance and fusion, it is Blood of Two’s greater resistance to these impulses, its failure to surrender unconditionally to them that ultimately counts, as a network of overlaps and crisscrosses.

Hesitation to recover a dropped pearl results in a delay-of-game penalty play.

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.

Cremaster 5 is a surrealistic drama set in Budapest, Hungary. It follows the story of a character named Sculptor and explores themes of art and creativity. The movie is part of the Cremaster Cycle.

Presented as part of the exhibition "RIVER OF FUNDAMENT", Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.

Cremaster 1 is the first installment in a series of art films known as the Cremaster Cycle. The film combines elements of comedy and surrealism, featuring a symbolic exploration of various themes and concepts. The story revolves around a blimp flying over a football stadium, symbolizing the intersection of art and sports. It is a unique and groundbreaking film that showcases the creative vision of its director.

Cremaster 2 is a surreal and avant-garde drama film that delves into the realms of art, religion, and mythology. Set in a snow-covered Western landscape, the movie explores various themes through a series of interconnected events. It features elements such as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, sculptures, rodeos, heavy metal music, and murder. The film is part of Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle, a unique and intricate art project.

A "video action" in which Barney crosses the ceiling of the Gladstone Gallery using a harness and ice-climbing screws, propelling himself by the forces of muscle and will.

Drawing Restraint 9 is a surrealistic movie that delves into the themes of whaling and sculpture in Japan. Set on a whaling ship, the film follows the story of two characters who engage in a series of artistic rituals and performances. Through their actions, they explore the connection between transformation, desire, and culture.

Matthew Barney, in a harness suspended from the ceiling, leaps around a room and lowers himself onto gobs of petroleum jelly.

Black and white video Mathew Barney early work

Cremaster 4 is a surrealist essay film that delves into themes of tt racing on the Isle of Man and showcases the journey of a female bodybuilder. Through its unique blend of art and storytelling, it captivates viewers with its mesmerizing and unconventional narrative.

Goo, orifice fixation, medical procedures, non-human/inanimate entities considered as bodies. Scabaction records the welding of a sculpture, some antics with Vaseline, and the removal of an ingrown hair.

Commissioned as part of the Destricted Short Film Series, 'Hoist' was shot in Bahia, Salvador. It's described by the director as "a juxtaposition of sexuality and industrial machinery".

A video installation in which Satyrs grapple in a limousine as it drives through the tunnels of New York City. While one satyr chases its tail in the front seat, another attempts to make a drawing in the condensation-coated sunroof of the limousine using the third satyr's horn.

The goddess Diana and her two attendants traverse the rugged terrain of Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains in pursuit of the elusive wolf. An Engraver (Matthew Barney) furtively documents their actions in copper engravings and provokes a series of confrontations. The characters communicate through dance, letting movement replace language as they pursue each other and their prey.

Alex Katz paints a picture to feature in his exhibition with Matthew Barney, The Bitch.