Friday, July 24, 2026 | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Uncanny Art House | 106 E Main St, Norman, OK

How does artist Matthew Barney use 45,000 pounds of petroleum jelly, a factory whaling vessel, and traditional Japanese rituals to create an art project? Barney plowed the waters off the coast of Nagasaki to film his massive endeavor, Drawing Restraint 9 (2005). The immersive documentary Matthew Barney: No Restraint journeys to Japan with Barney and his collaborator Bjork as the visual artist creates a narrative sculpture, telling a fantastical love story of two characters that transform from land mammals into whales.

Directed by Alison Chernick, Matthew Barney: No Restraint (2006) follows Barney, best known for The Cremaster Cycle, through the making of one of his most ambitious works. The film premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and received its theatrical release in December 2006.

The screening is free and open to the public. A discussion will follow.

About 4th Friday Films

4th Friday Films is a film screening series in partnership with Pioneer Library System and Uncanny Art House to bring educational screenings and films to downtown Norman, Oklahoma. The films we screen are based on the current exhibition and are free and open to the public with a discussion following each showing.

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