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.
DirectorMatthew Barney
Part of
Includes: DRAWING RESTRAINT 2, Drawing Restraint 7, Drawing Restraint 9, DRAWING RESTRAINT 13: Instrument of Surrender, Drawing Restraint 17, Drawing Restraint 23, DRAWING RESTRAINT 26, DRAWING RESTRAINT 28
