Production Information
Quick Facts
| Release Date | March 21, 2006 |
| Status | Released |
| Language | EN |
Cast
Matthew Barney
Douglas MacArthur
Barbara Gladstone
Self
DRAWING RESTRAINT 13: Instrument of Surrender
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Overview
American WWII soldiers open a mold, exposing a solid architectural structure made entirely of petroleum jelly. The soldiers violently soften the structure with shovels. The wall of a large metal box slams down revealing Douglas MacArthur (played by Matthew Barney) smoking a large corncob pipe. MacArthur wades through the petroleum jelly morass to a Japanese general wearing a top hat. Both generals sign several white plastic tablets with inkless tattoo guns. Over a bunsen burner, Barney heats up a branding iron bearing his insignia and presses it into each white tablet. After each tablet has been signed and branded, Barbara Gladstone, who attends in period attire, ceremonially places a sticker label bearing the work’s name, date, and Gladstone Gallery logo on each tablet.
Status: Released
Language: EN