Bruce Nauman

born 1941

Bruce Nauman, ‘Good Boy Bad Boy’ 1985
Good Boy Bad Boy 1985
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Biography

Bruce Nauman (born December 6, 1941) is an American artist. His practice spans a broad range of media including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking, and performance. Nauman lives near Galisteo, New Mexico.

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Body art Conceptual art

Artworks

Bruce Nauman, ‘Good Boy Bad Boy’ 1985

Bruce Nauman Good Boy Bad Boy

1985
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Bruce Nauman, ‘VIOLINS VIOLENCE SILENCE’ 1981–2

Bruce Nauman VIOLINS VIOLENCE SILENCE

1981–2
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Bruce Nauman, ‘MAPPING THE STUDIO II with color shift, flip, flop, & flip/flop (Fat Chance John Cage)’ 2001

Bruce Nauman MAPPING THE STUDIO II with color shift, flip, flop, & flip/flop (Fat Chance John Cage)

2001
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Bruce Nauman, ‘Violent Incident’ 1986

Bruce Nauman Violent Incident

1986
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Bruce Nauman, ‘a’ 1970

Bruce Nauman a

1970
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Bruce Nauman, ‘Untitled’ 1994

Bruce Nauman Untitled

1994
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Bruce Nauman, ‘Changing Light Corridor with Rooms’ 1971

Bruce Nauman Changing Light Corridor with Rooms

1971
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Bruce Nauman, ‘Untitled (Hand Circle)’ 1996

Bruce Nauman Untitled (Hand Circle)

1996
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Artist as subject

Bruce Nauman, ‘a’ 1970

Bruce Nauman a

1970
P77629
Bruce Nauman, ‘Setting a Good Corner (Allegory and Metaphor)’ 1999

Bruce Nauman Setting a Good Corner (Allegory and Metaphor)

1999
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Bruce Nauman, ‘c’ 1970

Bruce Nauman c

1970
P77631
Bruce Nauman, ‘b’ 1970

Bruce Nauman b

1970
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Bruce Nauman, ‘e’ 1970

Bruce Nauman e

1970
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Bruce Nauman, ‘d’ 1970

Bruce Nauman d

1970
P77632

Film and audio
TateShots

Bruce Nauman:‘The true artist helps the world’

Collaborators and fans explain the influence and mystery of the American artist

ARTIST ROOMS Bruce Nauman - York St Mary's thumbnail
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ARTIST ROOMS Bruce Nauman - York St Mary's

ARTIST ROOMS On Tour brings American artist Bruce Nauman's diverse works to the unique setting of York St Mary ...

Still image of The Unilever Series: Bruce Nauman - Raw Materials
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The Unilever Series: Bruce Nauman - Raw Materials

Timelapse of installation

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Bruce Nauman: Raw Materials

Find out more about the artist's career and his work for the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall

Bruce Nauman, ‘Violent Incident’ 1986
Art Term

Electronic media

The most common examples of electronic media are video recordings, audio recordings, slide presentations, CD-ROM and online content

Bruce Nauman, ‘MAPPING THE STUDIO II with color shift, flip, flop, & flip/flop (Fat Chance John Cage)’ 2001
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Time-based media

Refers to art that is dependent on technology and has a durational dimension

Francis Bacon, ‘Triptych August 1972’ 1972
Art Term

Triptych

An artwork in three panels

Bruce Nauman, ‘MAPPING THE STUDIO II with color shift, flip, flop, & flip/flop (Fat Chance John Cage)’ 2001
Art Term

Emulation

Emulation is the process of recreating a digital art work to ensure it continues to work as technology changes

Mona Hatoum, ‘Performance Still’ 1985, 1995
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Performance art

Artworks that are created through actions performed by the artist or other participants, which may be live or recorded, spontaneous ...

Bill Viola, ‘Nantes Triptych’ 1992
Art Term

Video art

Art that involves the use of video and /or audio data and relies on moving pictures

Bruce Nauman, Dance or Exercise on the Perimeter of a Square (Square Dance) 1967–8 (film still)
Tate Papers

Pacing the Cell: Walking and Productivity in the Work of Bruce Nauman

Ruth Burgon

After graduating from art school in the late 1960s Bruce Nauman found himself pacing his studio, unsure how to produce ...

English Magic by Jeremy Deller inside the British Pavillion at the Venice Biennale 2013
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Venice Biennale 2013: dreams, yachts and automobiles

Simon Grant1

An historic manuscript, two smashed up Range Rovers and William Morris throwing a giant yacht into the lagoon…This year ...

John Tenniel notes on his illustration of Alice with Tweedledum and Tweedledee
Tate Etc

When I use a word... it means just what I choose it to mean

Sam Thorne

Alice in Wonderland II

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