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Bruce Nauman

born 1941

Double Poke in the Eye II 1985
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4 artworks by Bruce Nauman
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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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Artworks

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  • Bruce Nauman Double Poke in the Eye II

    1985
  • Bruce Nauman Changing Light Corridor with Rooms

    1971
  • Bruce Nauman Enforced Perspective: Allegory and Symbolism

    1975
  • Bruce Nauman Partial Truth

    1997
    On display at Tate Modern part of Level 4: Joiner Galleries
  • Bruce Nauman Setting a Good Corner (Allegory and Metaphor)

    1999
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    Bruce Nauman Violent Incident: Man-Woman Segment

    1986
  • Bruce Nauman Untitled (Drawing for Enforced Perspective)

    1975
  • Bruce Nauman Washing Hands Normal

    1996
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Artist as subject

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  • Bruce Nauman Setting a Good Corner (Allegory and Metaphor)

    1999
  • Bruce Nauman a

    1970
  • Bruce Nauman b

    1970
  • Bruce Nauman c

    1970
  • Bruce Nauman d

    1970
  • Bruce Nauman e

    1970

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  • TateShots

    Bruce Nauman:‘The true artist helps the world’

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  • Essay

    Bruce Nauman: Raw Materials

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    Writers on Art: The Art of the Word

    Kamila Shamsie

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