Concept of the Artist

Known for large-scale multimedia projects?often made in series over several years?Matthew Barney is among the most ambitious artists of the past two decades. His work is invested with layers of art-historical references, archetypal imagery, and historical re-enactment. His best-known work, The Cremaster Cycle (1994-2002), is an epic story told through five feature-length films.https://www.artsy.net/artist/matthew-barney

How do you evaluate the concept of the artist?

Artworks

Please evaluate the quality of the artworks, look at the congruence with its concept, its aesthetic meaning, etc.

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How do you evaluate the artwork of the artist?

Art world contribution

In this question you will evaluate how important is the work of this artist for world of art.
In other words, if the contribution of their work is important and substantial for the world of art,
in areas like aesthetic, conceptual. Also if has been a raw model and inspiration for other generations of artists,
curators, museums, collectors, art historians, etc.

How is the contribution that the works of this artist give to the world of art?

Society contribution

In this question you will evaluate how important is the work of this artist for our society.
In other words, if the contribution of their work is important and substantial for our current society,
our way of thinking, if has broken paradigms, if has been an influence for other persons like activists,
reporters, philosophers, politicians, etc.

How is the contribution that the works of this artist give to our society?