{"product_id":"secondary-eric-banks-9780847833818","title":"Secondary: Matthew Barney","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSECONDARY\u003c\/i\u003e, world-renowned artist and filmmaker Matthew Barney explores the spectacle of violence in American football and culture. This is the definitive two-volume companion to this important work.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSECONDARY\u003c\/i\u003e is a five-channel video installation, performed in Barney's Long Island City studio in 2023, then in London, Paris, and Los Angeles in 2024. The plot revolves around an accident that occurred during a football game in 1978, when Oakland Raiders' Jack Tatum delivered an open field hit on Darryl Stingley, a wide receiver for the New England Patriots. Stingley was left paralyzed. The tragic event remained seared in the minds of American fans, including Barney himself, a youth-league quarterback at the time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough allusion to American sports culture, \u003ci\u003eSECONDARY\u003c\/i\u003e explores the complex intersection of violence, its representation, and its celebration. It reimagines the game through a unique movement vocabulary. The result is a physical study that focuses on every element of the game, from drills and pre-game rituals to moments of impact and their slow-motion replays. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVolume 1 explores \u003ci\u003eSECONDARY \u003c\/i\u003ein depth, with essays by leading contemporary voices. Volume 2 maps the life of Barney's former Long Island City studio, where \u003ci\u003eSECONDARY\u003c\/i\u003e premiered to the public.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Banks, Matthew Barney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 084783381X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780847833818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rizzoli Electa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Eric Banks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46602851254527,"sku":"9780847833818","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7afca615-417f-461d-a1c8-5d1d63c0b57a.jpg?v=1739695480","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/secondary-eric-banks-9780847833818","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}