Bruce Nauman[title not known] 1990

The four prints which make up the Frankfurt Portfolio are the result of several stages of cutting out, collage and lithographic printing. The series is based on a single photograph of a sculpture Nauman made in 1989 titled Perfect Balance (Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt). In 1990 Nauman was awarded the Max Beckmann Prize (awarded by the city of Frankfurt). He used a photograph of the sculpture Perfect Balance for the invitation cards for the award ceremony. He subsequently used eight of the printed invitation cards to create four collages titled Perfect Balance 1990 (Vandermolen Collection, Ghent)… (read more)