The Facts
New People's Cinema Club and Unsound New York will host a screening of Matthew Barney and Jonathan Bepler's 2014 film 'River of Fundament' at the Masonic Hall in New York on November 14–15, 2026. The eight-hour cinematic experience, presented in three acts with intermissions, marks only the second New York presentation since its world premiere at BAM in 2014. A conversation with Barney and Bepler, moderated by ARTnews editor Andy Battaglia, will take place on November 15 at Public Records in Brooklyn. Tickets go on sale September 29.
The Signal
The screening's setting in the Grand Lodge of the Free & Accepted Masons of New York—a congregation founded in 1782—amplifies Barney's longstanding engagement with ritual, mythology, and systems of power. For collectors and curators, this rare event underscores the continued relevance of 'River of Fundament' as a landmark of contemporary film and performance, while the collaboration between New People's Cinema Club and Unsound signals a growing trend of cross-disciplinary presentations in unconventional venues.
- Artists: Matthew Barney, Jonathan Bepler
- People: Andy Battaglia
- Galleries: Gladstone Gallery
- Locations: New York
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