Hans Ulrich Obrist and Matthew Barney have met several times over the course of ten years to discuss past work, current projects and the artist's plans for the future. The resulting collection of interviews provides a rare insight into how the work and working method of one of the most prominent artists of a generation has developed over time, and uncovers the ideas, influences and collaborations that lie behind his multi-layered and multimedia creative output. The conversation covers all of his major pieces to date, from the Cremaster cycle to the Drawing Restraint series.