Freddie Mason

Freddie Mason is the author of The Viscous, a book about slime.

At the Hayward: Matthew​ Barney

Freddie Mason, 17 June 2021

MatthewBarney is back. It’s been ten years since his last exhibition in London, and his new show at the Hayward opens with an unapologetic display of phallocentrism. It’s a commitment of long standing. The Cremaster Cycle (1994-2002), the series of films and sculptures that made him famous, took its name from the muscle that regulates the temperature of the testicles. His...

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