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