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In this latest work by Bruce Nauman, first mounted to great acclaim at the Dia Art Foundation in 2001, Nauman presents seven large-scale projections of his New Mexico studio interior. Forty-two hours of tape were shot over 42 nights using infra-red lenses, and reveal the basic preconditions for his artistic production: his empty studio.
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Born in 1941 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Bruce Nauman has been recognized since the early 1970s as one of the most innovative and provocative of America's contemporary artists. Nauman finds inspiration in the activities, speech, and materials of everyday life. Confronted with 'What to do' in his studio soon after graduating from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1964 with a BFA, and then the University of California, Davis in 1966 with an MFA, Nauman had the simple but profound realization that "if I was an artist and I was in the studio, then whatever I was doing in the studio must be art. At this point art became more of an activity and less of a product." Working in the diverse mediums of sculpture, video, film, printmaking, performance, and installation, Nauman concentrates less on the development of a characteristic style and more on the way in which a process or activity can transform or become a work of art. A survey of his diverse output demonstrates the alternately political, prosaic, spiritual, and crass methods by which Nauman examines life in all its gory details, mapping the human arc between life and death. The text from an early neon work proclaims: "The true artist helps the world by revealing mystic truths." Whether or not we--or even Nauman--agree with this statement, the underlying subtext of the piece emphasizes the way in which the audience, artist and culture at large are involved in the resonance a work of art will ultimately have. Nauman lives in New Mexico.
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- PublisherWalther König, Köln
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 3883756857
- ISBN 13 9783883756851
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages44
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Bruce Nauman's most recent work is a seven-part large scale DVD installation. It shows interior views of his studio in Galisteo, New Mexico made at night using an infra-red camera. This important installation from 2001 shows his empty studio. The studio of the artist is regarded as a mythically charged place for the spiritual and material production of art. This glimpse of the studio is charged with the expectation that those mysterious, genius-like and secret moments of creation may be captured. - Includes essay by the artist and Christine Litz on 'Mysterious elements in Bruce Nauman's work - Includes 'Log'- handwritten record of his photography by the artist Essay by Christine Litz. Foreword by Kasper Kanig. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9783883756851
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