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Bruce Nauman

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Contrapposto Studies, i through vii, 2015/2016 (still)

Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1941, Bruce Nauman received his BS from the University of Wisconsin, Madison (1964) and his MFA from the University of California, Davis (1966). Nauman is widely regarded as among the most important living American artists and as a catalyst for the shift in international artistic practice toward conceptual and performative uses of language and the body. Since his first solo gallery show in 1966, Nauman has been the subject of many notable museum exhibitions, including a survey organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art (1972-73) and a survey at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, London in collaboration with the Kunsthalle Basel and the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (1986-87). A major retrospective, co-organized by The Walker Art Center and the Hirshhorn Museum, opened at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, and travelled to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; and Kunsthaus Zurich (1993-95). Other important solo exhibitions include “Raw Materials,” commissioned for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall (2004); “A Rose Has No Teeth: Bruce Nauman in the 1960s” at the Berkeley Art Museum, Castello di Rivoli, and Menil Collection (2007-08); and “Bruce Nauman” at the Fondation Cartier (2015). “Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts,” a comprehensive retrospective, debuted at Schaulager, Basel (2018) and traveled to The Museum of Modern Art, New York and MoMA P.S.1 (2018-19). In 2020, Tate presented a survey that traveled to the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (2021), M Woods, Beijing (2022), and Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan (2022-23). Other recent exhibitions include “Bruce Nauman: Contrapposto Studies” at Palazzo Grassi – Punta della Dogana, Venice (2021-22) and “His Mark” at SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM (2023). Nauman received the Wolf Foundation Prize in Arts in 1993, the Wexner Prize in 1994, the Golden Lion at the 48th Venice Biennale in 1999, and the Praemium Imperiale in 2004 in Japan. Nauman represented the United States at the 2009 Venice Biennale; the pavilion was awarded the Golden Lion for Best National Participation. Nauman was the 2014 laureate of the Austrian Frederick Kiesler Prize. Since his first exhibition at Sperone Westwater in 1976, Nauman has exhibited regularly at the gallery (1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2020 and 2022).

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still showing the corner of an artist's studio with tools, boxes and other materials on the floor

Bruce Nauman
Nature Morte, 2020 (still)
three 4K video projections and three servers controlled by three iPad Pro 11”, 3D scans of studio
dimensions variable
SW 20042

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gallery installation view showing a projection of an upside down man walking with arms outstretched

Bruce Nauman
Walking a Line, 2019
4K 120fps 3D projection (color, stereo sound), continuous play
projection size: 114 x 203 inches (289,5 x 515,6 cm)
15 minutes 46 seconds
SW 20043

hanging sculpture composed of upside down taxidermy forms of caribou, deer and foxes

Bruce Nauman
Two Leaping Foxes, 2018
polyurethane foam with steel and wire cables
141 1/2 x 90 x 38 inches (359,4 x 228,6 x 96,5 cm)
SW 18047

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installation view of a darkened gallery with a projected image of a man walking with his hands behind his head in a contrapposto pose

Bruce Nauman
Contrapposto Split, 2017
4K 120fps 3D projection (color, stereo sound), continuous play
projection size: 114 x 203 inches (289,5 x 515,6 cm)
SW 18013
Collection of Glenstone Museum, Potomac, MD

Installation view: "Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts," 17 March to 26 August 2018, Schaulager® Münchenstein/Basel, photo: Tom Bisig, Basel

installation view of a darkened gallery with projections on opposite walls showing stacked rows of segmented man

Bruce Nauman
Contrapposto Studies, i through vii, 2015/2016
HD video installation (color, stereo sound, continuous play)
seven HD video sources, seven HD video projectors, seven sets of speakers
SW 16143
Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation, Basel

installation view of a darkened gallery with large-scale projections of two rows of a male figure stacked and segmented

Bruce Nauman
Contrapposto Studies, I through VII, 2015/2016
HD video installation (color, stereo sound, continuous play)
seven HD video sources, seven HD video projectors, seven sets of speakers
SW 16144
Jointly owned by Pinault Collection and the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Bruce Nauman Pencil Lift/Mr. Rogers, 2013 HD video installation (color, mono sound, continuous play, asynchronous loop) 2 HD video sources, 2 HD video projectors, 2 speakers Pencil Lift: 3 minutes 57 seconds Mr. Rogers: 46 seconds (full length of loop: 30 minutes, 1 second) SW 13350

Bruce Nauman
Pencil Lift/Mr. Rogers, 2013
HD video installation (color, mono sound, continuous play, asynchronous loop)
2 HD video sources, 2 HD video projectors, 2 speakers
Pencil Lift: 3 minutes 57 seconds
Mr. Rogers: 46 seconds (full length of loop: 30 minutes, 1 second)
SW 13350

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Bruce Nauman Thumb Start, 2013 HD video installation (color, mono sound, continuous play, synchronous loop) 2 HD video sources, 2 HD video projectors, 2 speakers 4 minutes 21 seconds SW 13351

Bruce Nauman
Thumb Start, 2013
HD video installation (color, mono sound, continuous play, synchronous loop)
2 HD video sources, 2 HD video projectors, 2 speakers
4 minutes 21 seconds
SW 13351

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Bruce Nauman 4th Finger Start, 2013 HD video installation (color, mono sound, continuous play, synchronous loop) 2 HD video sources, 2 HD video projectors, 2 speakers 5 minutes 37 seconds SW 13352

Bruce Nauman
4th Finger Start, 2013
HD video installation (color, mono sound, continuous play, synchronous loop)
2 HD video sources, 2 HD video projectors, 2 speakers
5 minutes 37 seconds
SW 13352

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Bruce Nauman Bullet Illusion/Pencil Illusion, 2013 HD video installation (color, mono sound, continuous play, asynchronous loop) 2 HD video sources, 2 HD video projectors, 2 speakers Bullet Illusion: 1 minute 10 seconds Pencil Illusion:1 minute 5 seconds SW 13353

Bruce Nauman
Bullet Illusion/Pencil Illusion, 2013
HD video installation (color, mono sound, continuous play, asynchronous loop)
2 HD video sources, 2 HD video projectors, 2 speakers
Bullet Illusion: 1 minute 10 seconds
Pencil Illusion:1 minute 5 seconds
SW 13353

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Bruce Nauman For Beginners (all the combinations of thumb and fingers), 2010 HD video installation (color, stereo sound), continuous play 2 HD video sources, 2 HD video projectors, 4 speakers dimensions variable SW 10313a-b Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Pinault Collection

Bruce Nauman
For Beginners (all the combinations of thumb and fingers), 2010
HD video installation (color, stereo sound), continuous play
2 HD video sources, 2 HD video projectors, 4 speakers
dimensions variable
SW 10313a-b
Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Pinault Collection

Bruce Nauman Studio Mix, 2010 HD video installation (color, stereo sound) 1 HD video source, 1 HD video projector, 1 suspended rear projection panel, 2 hidden speakers edition of 3 SW 10316 Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Bruce Nauman
Studio Mix, 2010
HD video installation (color, stereo sound)
1 HD video source, 1 HD video projector, 1 suspended rear projection panel, 2 hidden speakers
edition of 3
SW 10316
Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

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Bruce Nauman Cones Cojones, 1973-75 installation and text installation: masking tape (1 1/2 and 2 inch wide tape required for installation) diameter 312 inches (792,5 cm) Text: "Cones," 1974 collage with typedwritten text and graphite on paper 39 15/16 x 25 15/16 inches (101,4 x 65,9 cm) 43 x 29 inches (109,2 x 73,7 cm) frame "Cojones," 1974 collage with typedwritten text and graphite on paper 39 15/16 x 25 15/16 inches (101,4 x 65,9 cm) 43 x 29 inches (109,2 x 73,7 cm) frame SW 98240 Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York

Bruce Nauman
Cones Cojones, 1973-75
installation and text
installation: masking tape (1 1/2 and 2 inch wide tape required for installation)
diameter 312 inches (792,5 cm)

Text:
"Cones," 1974
collage with typedwritten text and graphite on paper
39 15/16 x 25 15/16 inches (101,4 x 65,9 cm)
43 x 29 inches (109,2 x 73,7 cm) frame

"Cojones," 1974
collage with typedwritten text and graphite on paper
39 15/16 x 25 15/16 inches (101,4 x 65,9 cm)
43 x 29 inches (109,2 x 73,7 cm) frame
SW 98240
Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York

Bruce Nauman Cones Cojones, 1973-75 installation and text installation: masking tape (1 1/2 and 2 inch wide tape required for installation) diameter 312 inches (792,5 cm) Text: "Cones," 1974 collage with typedwritten text and graphite on paper 39 15/16 x 25 15/16 inches (101,4 x 65,9 cm) 43 x 29 inches (109,2 x 73,7 cm) frame "Cojones," 1974 collage with typedwritten text and graphite on paper 39 15/16 x 25 15/16 inches (101,4 x 65,9 cm) 43 x 29 inches (109,2 x 73,7 cm) frame SW 98240 Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York

Bruce Nauman
Cones Cojones, 1973-75
installation and text
installation: masking tape (1 1/2 and 2 inch wide tape required for installation)
diameter 312 inches (792,5 cm)

Text:
"Cones," 1974
collage with typedwritten text and graphite on paper
39 15/16 x 25 15/16 inches (101,4 x 65,9 cm)
43 x 29 inches (109,2 x 73,7 cm) frame

"Cojones," 1974
collage with typedwritten text and graphite on paper
39 15/16 x 25 15/16 inches (101,4 x 65,9 cm)
43 x 29 inches (109,2 x 73,7 cm) frame
SW 98240
Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York

Bruce Nauman Untitled (Study for Installation with Yellow Lights (Castelli Installation with Yellow Lights)), 1971 graphite and colored pencil on paper 18 x 24 inches (45,7 x 61 cm) 20 5/8 x 26 5/8 inches (52,4 x 67,6 cm) frame SW 97296

Bruce Nauman
Untitled (Study for Installation with Yellow Lights (Castelli Installation with Yellow Lights)), 1971
graphite and colored pencil on paper
18 x 24 inches (45,7 x 61 cm)
20 5/8 x 26 5/8 inches (52,4 x 67,6 cm) frame
SW 97296

graphite and green pastel drawing of an installation plan with handwritten notes by the artist

Bruce Nauman
Untitled (Study for Model for Underground Space: Saucer), 1968-72
graphite, chalk pastel and ink on paper
23 x 29 inches (58,4 x 73,7 cm)
25 5/8 x 31 5/8 inches (65 x 80 cm) frame
SW 97299

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Bruce Nauman MAPPING THE STUDIO II with color shift, flip, flop, & flip/flop (Fat Chance John Cage), 2001 7 channel video installation (color, sound) 7 DVDs, 7 DVD players, 7 projectors, 7 pairs of speakers 05:45:00 min. dimensions variable SW 02001 Collection of Tate, London; Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne, Paris; and Kunstmuseum Basel

Bruce Nauman
MAPPING THE STUDIO II with color shift, flip, flop, & flip/flop (Fat Chance John Cage), 2001
7 channel video installation (color, sound)
7 DVDs, 7 DVD players, 7 projectors, 7 pairs of speakers
05:45:00 min.
dimensions variable
SW 02001
Collection of Tate, London; Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne, Paris; and Kunstmuseum Basel

Bruce Nauman OFFICE EDIT II with color shift, flip, flop, & flip/flop (Fat Chance John Cage) Mapping the Studio, 2001 DVD (color, sound) 51:44 min. Edition of 6 SW 02158 Collection of the National Gallery of Australia

Bruce Nauman
OFFICE EDIT II with color shift, flip, flop, & flip/flop (Fat Chance John Cage) Mapping the Studio, 2001
DVD (color, sound)
51:44 min.
Edition of 6
SW 02158
Collection of the National Gallery of Australia

Bruce Nauman MAPPING THE STUDIO II with color shift, flip, flop, & flip/flop (Fat Chance John Cage) All Action Edit, 2001 7 channel video installation (color, sound) 7 DVDs, 7 DVD players, 7 projectors, 7 pairs of speakers dimensions variable SW 02160 Collection Walker Art Center, Minneapolis

Bruce Nauman
MAPPING THE STUDIO II with color shift, flip, flop, & flip/flop (Fat Chance John Cage) All Action Edit, 2001
7 channel video installation (color, sound)
7 DVDs, 7 DVD players, 7 projectors, 7 pairs of speakers
dimensions variable
SW 02160
Collection Walker Art Center, Minneapolis

Bruce Nauman World Peace (Projected), 1996 5 video discs, 5 video projectors, 5 video disc players, 5 pairs of auxiliary speakers, 5 amplifiers, remote control, 6 utility carts room size: 30 x 36 feet maximum SW 96377 Collection of The Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich

Bruce Nauman
World Peace (Projected), 1996
5 video discs, 5 video projectors, 5 video disc players, 5 pairs of auxiliary speakers, 5 amplifiers, remote control, 6 utility carts
room size: 30 x 36 feet maximum
SW 96377
Collection of The Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich

Bruce Nauman World Peace (Received), 1996 5 video discs, 5 monitors, 5 video disc players, 5 video switchers, remote control, stool, 6 utility carts approximately 126 inches (320 cm) diameter SW 96378 Collection of The Saint Louis Art Museum

Bruce Nauman
World Peace (Received), 1996
5 video discs, 5 monitors, 5 video disc players, 5 video switchers, remote control, stool, 6 utility carts
approximately 126 inches (320 cm) diameter
SW 96378
Collection of The Saint Louis Art Museum

Bruce Nauman Fifteen Pairs of Hands, 1996 white bronze with painted steel base 15 parts; approximately 52 x 12 x 12 inches (132,1 x 30,5 x 30,5 cm) each Artist Proof SW 07162 Collection of Glenstone Museum, Potomac, MD

Bruce Nauman
Fifteen Pairs of Hands, 1996
white bronze with painted steel base
15 parts; approximately 52 x 12 x 12 inches (132,1 x 30,5 x 30,5 cm) each
Artist Proof
SW 07162
Collection of Glenstone Museum, Potomac, MD

Bruce Nauman All Thumbs, 1996 graphite and masking tape on paper 22 1/4 x 30 1/8 inches (56,5 x 76,5 cm) 24 1/4 x 32 inches (61,6 x 81,3 cm) frame SW 96333 Private Collection

Bruce Nauman
All Thumbs, 1996
graphite and masking tape on paper
22 1/4 x 30 1/8 inches (56,5 x 76,5 cm)
24 1/4 x 32 inches (61,6 x 81,3 cm) frame
SW 96333
Private Collection

Bruce Nauman Shadow Puppets and Instructed Mime, 1990 three wax heads, linen, wood, four color video monitors, four video projectors, six videotape players, six videotapes (color, sound) dimensions variable SW 90071 Collection of the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation, on permanent loan to the Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel

Bruce Nauman
Shadow Puppets and Instructed Mime, 1990
three wax heads, linen, wood, four color video monitors, four video projectors, six videotape players, six videotapes (color, sound)
dimensions variable
SW 90071
Collection of the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation, on permanent loan to the Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel

black and white installation view of five inscribed stone slabs place around a room

Bruce Nauman
Seven Virtues/Seven Vices, 1983-84
limestone
7 parts; Prudence/Pride 23 3/4 x 75 x 2 3/8 inches (60,3 x 190,5 x 6 cm); Fortitude/Anger 23 3/4 x 80 3/4 x 2 3/8 inches (60,3 x 205,1 x 6 cm); Faith/Lust 23 3/4 x 47 1/4 x 2 3/8 inches (60,3 x 120 x 6 cm); Hope/Envy 23 3/4 x 47 1/4 x 2 3/8 inches (60,3 x 120 x 6 cm); Charity/Sloth 23 3/4 x 94 1/2 x 2 3/8 inches (60,3 x 240 x 6 cm); Temperance/Gluttony 23 3/4 x 94 1/2 x 2 3/8 inches (60,3 x 240 x 6 cm); Justice/Avarice 23 3/4 x 60 5/8 x 2 3/8 inches (60,3 x 154 x 6 cm)
SW 84107a-g
Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Bruce Nauman Carousel (Stainless Steel Version), 1988 stainless steel, cast aluminium, polyurethane foam and wire 84 inches (213,4 cm) high; 216 inches (548,6 cm) diameter SW 88249 Collection of Glenstone Museum, Potomac, MD

Bruce Nauman
Carousel (Stainless Steel Version), 1988
stainless steel, cast aluminium, polyurethane foam and wire
84 inches (213,4 cm) high; 216 inches (548,6 cm) diameter
SW 88249
Collection of Glenstone Museum, Potomac, MD

Bruce Nauman Hanging Carousel (George Skins A Fox), 1988 steel, polyurethane foam, video monitor and videotape (color, sound) 204 inches (518,2 cm) diameter, suspended 74 1/2 inches (189,2 cm) above the floor SW 88139 Collection of Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

Bruce Nauman
Hanging Carousel (George Skins A Fox), 1988
steel, polyurethane foam, video monitor and videotape (color, sound)
204 inches (518,2 cm) diameter, suspended 74 1/2 inches (189,2 cm) above the floor
SW 88139
Collection of Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

Bruce Nauman White Anger, Red Danger, Yellow Peril, Black Death, 1984 steel, aluminum, cast iron, paint and wire approximately 168 inches (426,7 cm) diameter SW 84105 Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Bruce Nauman
White Anger, Red Danger, Yellow Peril, Black Death, 1984
steel, aluminum, cast iron, paint and wire
approximately 168 inches (426,7 cm) diameter
SW 84105
Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Bruce Nauman South America Triangle, 1981 steel and cast iron 168 inches (426,7 cm) SW 82009 Collection of Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Bruce Nauman
South America Triangle, 1981
steel and cast iron
168 inches (426,7 cm)
SW 82009
Collection of Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Bruce Nauman South America Circle, 1981 steel, cast iron, and wire 168 inches (426,7 cm) SW 82008 Collection Dia Art Foundation

Bruce Nauman
South America Circle, 1981
steel, cast iron, and wire
168 inches (426,7 cm)
SW 82008
Collection Dia Art Foundation

Bruce Nauman Diamond Mind II, 1975 plaster for stone 15 x 15 x 15 inches (38,1 x 38,1 x 38,1 cm) each SW 76267

Bruce Nauman
Diamond Mind II, 1975
plaster for stone
15 x 15 x 15 inches (38,1 x 38,1 x 38,1 cm) each
SW 76267

Bruce Nauman Double Steel Cage Piece, 1974 steel 84 x 162 x 198 inches (213,4 x 411,5 x 502,9 cm) SW 76266 Collection of Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Bruce Nauman
Double Steel Cage Piece, 1974
steel
84 x 162 x 198 inches (213,4 x 411,5 x 502,9 cm)
SW 76266
Collection of Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Bruce Nauman Studies for Holograms (a-e), 1970 portfolio of five screenprints 26 x 26 inches (66 x 66 cm) each sheet (a) pinched lips, 100/150; (b) pulled lower lip, 42/150; (c) pinched cheeks, 71/150; (d) pulled neck, 1/150; (e) pulled lips, 1/150 SW 19328

Bruce Nauman

Studies for Holograms (a-e), 1970

portfolio of five screenprints

26 x 26 inches (66 x 66 cm) each sheet

(a) pinched lips, 100/150; (b) pulled lower lip, 42/150; (c) pinched cheeks, 71/150; (d) pulled neck, 1/150; (e) pulled lips, 1/150

SW 19328

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Bruce Nauman Raw-War, 1971 lithograph in colors on Arches 22 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches (56,5 x 71,8 cm) 24 1/4 x 30 inches (61,6 x 76 cm) frame edition 13/100 SW 04291.13

Bruce Nauman

Raw-War, 1971

lithograph in colors on Arches

22 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches (56,5 x 71,8 cm)
24 1/4 x 30 inches (61,6 x 76 cm) frame

edition 13/100

SW 04291.13

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Bruce Nauman Malice, 1980 lithograph 29 1/2 x 41 1/4 inches (74,9 x 104,8 cm) 35 x 46 3/4 inches (88,9 x 118,7 cm) frame edition 44/75 SW 83129.44

Bruce Nauman

Malice, 1980

lithograph

29 1/2 x 41 1/4 inches (74,9 x 104,8 cm)
35 x 46 3/4 inches (88,9 x 118,7 cm) frame

edition 44/75

SW 83129.44

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Bruce Nauman Clown Taking a Shit, 1988 lithograph in colors, on Transpagra paper 42 x 30 inches (106,7 x 76,2 cm) 51 1/4 x 39 inches (130 x 99 cm) frame edition 31/35 SW 95369.31

Bruce Nauman

Clown Taking a Shit, 1988

lithograph in colors, on Transpagra paper

42 x 30 inches (106,7 x 76,2 cm)
51 1/4 x 39 inches (130 x 99 cm) frame

edition 31/35

SW 95369.31

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Bruce Nauman Frankfurt Portfolio, 1990 offset lithograph four parts; 19 1/8 x 13 1/4 inches (48,5 x 34 cm) each 30 x 21 3/4 x 1/2 inches (76 x 55,2 x 1,3 cm) each frame edition 6/35 SW 17340a-d.6

Bruce Nauman

Frankfurt Portfolio, 1990

offset lithograph

four parts; 19 1/8 x 13 1/4 inches (48,5 x 34 cm) each
30 x 21 3/4 x 1/2 inches (76 x 55,2 x 1,3 cm) each frame

edition 6/35

SW 17340a-d.6

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Bruce Nauman Infrared Outtakes (Cockeye Lips, Neck Pull, Hands Only, Opened Eye), 1968/2006 Epson Ultrachrome K3 inkjet prints four parts; 19 x 28 inches (48,3 x 71,1 cm) each 22 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches (57,2 x 80 cm) each frame edition 20/60 SW 06362a-d

Bruce Nauman

Infrared Outtakes (Cockeye Lips, Neck Pull, Hands Only, Opened Eye), 1968/2006

Epson Ultrachrome K3 inkjet prints

four parts; 19 x 28 inches (48,3 x 71,1 cm) each
22 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches (57,2 x 80 cm) each frame

edition 20/60

SW 06362a-d

still showing the corner of an artist's studio with tools, boxes and other materials on the floor

Bruce Nauman
Nature Morte, 2020 (still)
three 4K video projections and three servers controlled by three iPad Pro 11”, 3D scans of studio
dimensions variable
SW 20042

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gallery installation view showing a projection of an upside down man walking with arms outstretched

Bruce Nauman
Walking a Line, 2019
4K 120fps 3D projection (color, stereo sound), continuous play
projection size: 114 x 203 inches (289,5 x 515,6 cm)
15 minutes 46 seconds
SW 20043

hanging sculpture composed of upside down taxidermy forms of caribou, deer and foxes

Bruce Nauman
Two Leaping Foxes, 2018
polyurethane foam with steel and wire cables
141 1/2 x 90 x 38 inches (359,4 x 228,6 x 96,5 cm)
SW 18047

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installation view of a darkened gallery with a projected image of a man walking with his hands behind his head in a contrapposto pose

Bruce Nauman
Contrapposto Split, 2017
4K 120fps 3D projection (color, stereo sound), continuous play
projection size: 114 x 203 inches (289,5 x 515,6 cm)
SW 18013
Collection of Glenstone Museum, Potomac, MD

Installation view: "Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts," 17 March to 26 August 2018, Schaulager® Münchenstein/Basel, photo: Tom Bisig, Basel

installation view of a darkened gallery with projections on opposite walls showing stacked rows of segmented man

Bruce Nauman
Contrapposto Studies, i through vii, 2015/2016
HD video installation (color, stereo sound, continuous play)
seven HD video sources, seven HD video projectors, seven sets of speakers
SW 16143
Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation, Basel

installation view of a darkened gallery with large-scale projections of two rows of a male figure stacked and segmented

Bruce Nauman
Contrapposto Studies, I through VII, 2015/2016
HD video installation (color, stereo sound, continuous play)
seven HD video sources, seven HD video projectors, seven sets of speakers
SW 16144
Jointly owned by Pinault Collection and the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Bruce Nauman Pencil Lift/Mr. Rogers, 2013 HD video installation (color, mono sound, continuous play, asynchronous loop) 2 HD video sources, 2 HD video projectors, 2 speakers Pencil Lift: 3 minutes 57 seconds Mr. Rogers: 46 seconds (full length of loop: 30 minutes, 1 second) SW 13350

Bruce Nauman
Pencil Lift/Mr. Rogers, 2013
HD video installation (color, mono sound, continuous play, asynchronous loop)
2 HD video sources, 2 HD video projectors, 2 speakers
Pencil Lift: 3 minutes 57 seconds
Mr. Rogers: 46 seconds (full length of loop: 30 minutes, 1 second)
SW 13350

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Bruce Nauman Thumb Start, 2013 HD video installation (color, mono sound, continuous play, synchronous loop) 2 HD video sources, 2 HD video projectors, 2 speakers 4 minutes 21 seconds SW 13351

Bruce Nauman
Thumb Start, 2013
HD video installation (color, mono sound, continuous play, synchronous loop)
2 HD video sources, 2 HD video projectors, 2 speakers
4 minutes 21 seconds
SW 13351

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Bruce Nauman 4th Finger Start, 2013 HD video installation (color, mono sound, continuous play, synchronous loop) 2 HD video sources, 2 HD video projectors, 2 speakers 5 minutes 37 seconds SW 13352

Bruce Nauman
4th Finger Start, 2013
HD video installation (color, mono sound, continuous play, synchronous loop)
2 HD video sources, 2 HD video projectors, 2 speakers
5 minutes 37 seconds
SW 13352

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Bruce Nauman Bullet Illusion/Pencil Illusion, 2013 HD video installation (color, mono sound, continuous play, asynchronous loop) 2 HD video sources, 2 HD video projectors, 2 speakers Bullet Illusion: 1 minute 10 seconds Pencil Illusion:1 minute 5 seconds SW 13353

Bruce Nauman
Bullet Illusion/Pencil Illusion, 2013
HD video installation (color, mono sound, continuous play, asynchronous loop)
2 HD video sources, 2 HD video projectors, 2 speakers
Bullet Illusion: 1 minute 10 seconds
Pencil Illusion:1 minute 5 seconds
SW 13353

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Bruce Nauman For Beginners (all the combinations of thumb and fingers), 2010 HD video installation (color, stereo sound), continuous play 2 HD video sources, 2 HD video projectors, 4 speakers dimensions variable SW 10313a-b Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Pinault Collection

Bruce Nauman
For Beginners (all the combinations of thumb and fingers), 2010
HD video installation (color, stereo sound), continuous play
2 HD video sources, 2 HD video projectors, 4 speakers
dimensions variable
SW 10313a-b
Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Pinault Collection

Bruce Nauman Studio Mix, 2010 HD video installation (color, stereo sound) 1 HD video source, 1 HD video projector, 1 suspended rear projection panel, 2 hidden speakers edition of 3 SW 10316 Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Bruce Nauman
Studio Mix, 2010
HD video installation (color, stereo sound)
1 HD video source, 1 HD video projector, 1 suspended rear projection panel, 2 hidden speakers
edition of 3
SW 10316
Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

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Bruce Nauman Cones Cojones, 1973-75 installation and text installation: masking tape (1 1/2 and 2 inch wide tape required for installation) diameter 312 inches (792,5 cm) Text: "Cones," 1974 collage with typedwritten text and graphite on paper 39 15/16 x 25 15/16 inches (101,4 x 65,9 cm) 43 x 29 inches (109,2 x 73,7 cm) frame "Cojones," 1974 collage with typedwritten text and graphite on paper 39 15/16 x 25 15/16 inches (101,4 x 65,9 cm) 43 x 29 inches (109,2 x 73,7 cm) frame SW 98240 Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York

Bruce Nauman
Cones Cojones, 1973-75
installation and text
installation: masking tape (1 1/2 and 2 inch wide tape required for installation)
diameter 312 inches (792,5 cm)

Text:
"Cones," 1974
collage with typedwritten text and graphite on paper
39 15/16 x 25 15/16 inches (101,4 x 65,9 cm)
43 x 29 inches (109,2 x 73,7 cm) frame

"Cojones," 1974
collage with typedwritten text and graphite on paper
39 15/16 x 25 15/16 inches (101,4 x 65,9 cm)
43 x 29 inches (109,2 x 73,7 cm) frame
SW 98240
Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York

Bruce Nauman Cones Cojones, 1973-75 installation and text installation: masking tape (1 1/2 and 2 inch wide tape required for installation) diameter 312 inches (792,5 cm) Text: "Cones," 1974 collage with typedwritten text and graphite on paper 39 15/16 x 25 15/16 inches (101,4 x 65,9 cm) 43 x 29 inches (109,2 x 73,7 cm) frame "Cojones," 1974 collage with typedwritten text and graphite on paper 39 15/16 x 25 15/16 inches (101,4 x 65,9 cm) 43 x 29 inches (109,2 x 73,7 cm) frame SW 98240 Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York

Bruce Nauman
Cones Cojones, 1973-75
installation and text
installation: masking tape (1 1/2 and 2 inch wide tape required for installation)
diameter 312 inches (792,5 cm)

Text:
"Cones," 1974
collage with typedwritten text and graphite on paper
39 15/16 x 25 15/16 inches (101,4 x 65,9 cm)
43 x 29 inches (109,2 x 73,7 cm) frame

"Cojones," 1974
collage with typedwritten text and graphite on paper
39 15/16 x 25 15/16 inches (101,4 x 65,9 cm)
43 x 29 inches (109,2 x 73,7 cm) frame
SW 98240
Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York

Bruce Nauman Untitled (Study for Installation with Yellow Lights (Castelli Installation with Yellow Lights)), 1971 graphite and colored pencil on paper 18 x 24 inches (45,7 x 61 cm) 20 5/8 x 26 5/8 inches (52,4 x 67,6 cm) frame SW 97296

Bruce Nauman
Untitled (Study for Installation with Yellow Lights (Castelli Installation with Yellow Lights)), 1971
graphite and colored pencil on paper
18 x 24 inches (45,7 x 61 cm)
20 5/8 x 26 5/8 inches (52,4 x 67,6 cm) frame
SW 97296

graphite and green pastel drawing of an installation plan with handwritten notes by the artist

Bruce Nauman
Untitled (Study for Model for Underground Space: Saucer), 1968-72
graphite, chalk pastel and ink on paper
23 x 29 inches (58,4 x 73,7 cm)
25 5/8 x 31 5/8 inches (65 x 80 cm) frame
SW 97299

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Bruce Nauman MAPPING THE STUDIO II with color shift, flip, flop, & flip/flop (Fat Chance John Cage), 2001 7 channel video installation (color, sound) 7 DVDs, 7 DVD players, 7 projectors, 7 pairs of speakers 05:45:00 min. dimensions variable SW 02001 Collection of Tate, London; Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne, Paris; and Kunstmuseum Basel

Bruce Nauman
MAPPING THE STUDIO II with color shift, flip, flop, & flip/flop (Fat Chance John Cage), 2001
7 channel video installation (color, sound)
7 DVDs, 7 DVD players, 7 projectors, 7 pairs of speakers
05:45:00 min.
dimensions variable
SW 02001
Collection of Tate, London; Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne, Paris; and Kunstmuseum Basel

Bruce Nauman OFFICE EDIT II with color shift, flip, flop, & flip/flop (Fat Chance John Cage) Mapping the Studio, 2001 DVD (color, sound) 51:44 min. Edition of 6 SW 02158 Collection of the National Gallery of Australia

Bruce Nauman
OFFICE EDIT II with color shift, flip, flop, & flip/flop (Fat Chance John Cage) Mapping the Studio, 2001
DVD (color, sound)
51:44 min.
Edition of 6
SW 02158
Collection of the National Gallery of Australia

Bruce Nauman MAPPING THE STUDIO II with color shift, flip, flop, & flip/flop (Fat Chance John Cage) All Action Edit, 2001 7 channel video installation (color, sound) 7 DVDs, 7 DVD players, 7 projectors, 7 pairs of speakers dimensions variable SW 02160 Collection Walker Art Center, Minneapolis

Bruce Nauman
MAPPING THE STUDIO II with color shift, flip, flop, & flip/flop (Fat Chance John Cage) All Action Edit, 2001
7 channel video installation (color, sound)
7 DVDs, 7 DVD players, 7 projectors, 7 pairs of speakers
dimensions variable
SW 02160
Collection Walker Art Center, Minneapolis

Bruce Nauman World Peace (Projected), 1996 5 video discs, 5 video projectors, 5 video disc players, 5 pairs of auxiliary speakers, 5 amplifiers, remote control, 6 utility carts room size: 30 x 36 feet maximum SW 96377 Collection of The Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich

Bruce Nauman
World Peace (Projected), 1996
5 video discs, 5 video projectors, 5 video disc players, 5 pairs of auxiliary speakers, 5 amplifiers, remote control, 6 utility carts
room size: 30 x 36 feet maximum
SW 96377
Collection of The Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich

Bruce Nauman World Peace (Received), 1996 5 video discs, 5 monitors, 5 video disc players, 5 video switchers, remote control, stool, 6 utility carts approximately 126 inches (320 cm) diameter SW 96378 Collection of The Saint Louis Art Museum

Bruce Nauman
World Peace (Received), 1996
5 video discs, 5 monitors, 5 video disc players, 5 video switchers, remote control, stool, 6 utility carts
approximately 126 inches (320 cm) diameter
SW 96378
Collection of The Saint Louis Art Museum

Bruce Nauman Fifteen Pairs of Hands, 1996 white bronze with painted steel base 15 parts; approximately 52 x 12 x 12 inches (132,1 x 30,5 x 30,5 cm) each Artist Proof SW 07162 Collection of Glenstone Museum, Potomac, MD

Bruce Nauman
Fifteen Pairs of Hands, 1996
white bronze with painted steel base
15 parts; approximately 52 x 12 x 12 inches (132,1 x 30,5 x 30,5 cm) each
Artist Proof
SW 07162
Collection of Glenstone Museum, Potomac, MD

Bruce Nauman All Thumbs, 1996 graphite and masking tape on paper 22 1/4 x 30 1/8 inches (56,5 x 76,5 cm) 24 1/4 x 32 inches (61,6 x 81,3 cm) frame SW 96333 Private Collection

Bruce Nauman
All Thumbs, 1996
graphite and masking tape on paper
22 1/4 x 30 1/8 inches (56,5 x 76,5 cm)
24 1/4 x 32 inches (61,6 x 81,3 cm) frame
SW 96333
Private Collection

Bruce Nauman Shadow Puppets and Instructed Mime, 1990 three wax heads, linen, wood, four color video monitors, four video projectors, six videotape players, six videotapes (color, sound) dimensions variable SW 90071 Collection of the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation, on permanent loan to the Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel

Bruce Nauman
Shadow Puppets and Instructed Mime, 1990
three wax heads, linen, wood, four color video monitors, four video projectors, six videotape players, six videotapes (color, sound)
dimensions variable
SW 90071
Collection of the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation, on permanent loan to the Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel

black and white installation view of five inscribed stone slabs place around a room

Bruce Nauman
Seven Virtues/Seven Vices, 1983-84
limestone
7 parts; Prudence/Pride 23 3/4 x 75 x 2 3/8 inches (60,3 x 190,5 x 6 cm); Fortitude/Anger 23 3/4 x 80 3/4 x 2 3/8 inches (60,3 x 205,1 x 6 cm); Faith/Lust 23 3/4 x 47 1/4 x 2 3/8 inches (60,3 x 120 x 6 cm); Hope/Envy 23 3/4 x 47 1/4 x 2 3/8 inches (60,3 x 120 x 6 cm); Charity/Sloth 23 3/4 x 94 1/2 x 2 3/8 inches (60,3 x 240 x 6 cm); Temperance/Gluttony 23 3/4 x 94 1/2 x 2 3/8 inches (60,3 x 240 x 6 cm); Justice/Avarice 23 3/4 x 60 5/8 x 2 3/8 inches (60,3 x 154 x 6 cm)
SW 84107a-g
Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Bruce Nauman Carousel (Stainless Steel Version), 1988 stainless steel, cast aluminium, polyurethane foam and wire 84 inches (213,4 cm) high; 216 inches (548,6 cm) diameter SW 88249 Collection of Glenstone Museum, Potomac, MD

Bruce Nauman
Carousel (Stainless Steel Version), 1988
stainless steel, cast aluminium, polyurethane foam and wire
84 inches (213,4 cm) high; 216 inches (548,6 cm) diameter
SW 88249
Collection of Glenstone Museum, Potomac, MD

Bruce Nauman Hanging Carousel (George Skins A Fox), 1988 steel, polyurethane foam, video monitor and videotape (color, sound) 204 inches (518,2 cm) diameter, suspended 74 1/2 inches (189,2 cm) above the floor SW 88139 Collection of Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

Bruce Nauman
Hanging Carousel (George Skins A Fox), 1988
steel, polyurethane foam, video monitor and videotape (color, sound)
204 inches (518,2 cm) diameter, suspended 74 1/2 inches (189,2 cm) above the floor
SW 88139
Collection of Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

Bruce Nauman White Anger, Red Danger, Yellow Peril, Black Death, 1984 steel, aluminum, cast iron, paint and wire approximately 168 inches (426,7 cm) diameter SW 84105 Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Bruce Nauman
White Anger, Red Danger, Yellow Peril, Black Death, 1984
steel, aluminum, cast iron, paint and wire
approximately 168 inches (426,7 cm) diameter
SW 84105
Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Bruce Nauman South America Triangle, 1981 steel and cast iron 168 inches (426,7 cm) SW 82009 Collection of Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Bruce Nauman
South America Triangle, 1981
steel and cast iron
168 inches (426,7 cm)
SW 82009
Collection of Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Bruce Nauman South America Circle, 1981 steel, cast iron, and wire 168 inches (426,7 cm) SW 82008 Collection Dia Art Foundation

Bruce Nauman
South America Circle, 1981
steel, cast iron, and wire
168 inches (426,7 cm)
SW 82008
Collection Dia Art Foundation

Bruce Nauman Diamond Mind II, 1975 plaster for stone 15 x 15 x 15 inches (38,1 x 38,1 x 38,1 cm) each SW 76267

Bruce Nauman
Diamond Mind II, 1975
plaster for stone
15 x 15 x 15 inches (38,1 x 38,1 x 38,1 cm) each
SW 76267

Bruce Nauman Double Steel Cage Piece, 1974 steel 84 x 162 x 198 inches (213,4 x 411,5 x 502,9 cm) SW 76266 Collection of Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Bruce Nauman
Double Steel Cage Piece, 1974
steel
84 x 162 x 198 inches (213,4 x 411,5 x 502,9 cm)
SW 76266
Collection of Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Bruce Nauman Studies for Holograms (a-e), 1970 portfolio of five screenprints 26 x 26 inches (66 x 66 cm) each sheet (a) pinched lips, 100/150; (b) pulled lower lip, 42/150; (c) pinched cheeks, 71/150; (d) pulled neck, 1/150; (e) pulled lips, 1/150 SW 19328

Bruce Nauman

Studies for Holograms (a-e), 1970

portfolio of five screenprints

26 x 26 inches (66 x 66 cm) each sheet

(a) pinched lips, 100/150; (b) pulled lower lip, 42/150; (c) pinched cheeks, 71/150; (d) pulled neck, 1/150; (e) pulled lips, 1/150

SW 19328

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Bruce Nauman Raw-War, 1971 lithograph in colors on Arches 22 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches (56,5 x 71,8 cm) 24 1/4 x 30 inches (61,6 x 76 cm) frame edition 13/100 SW 04291.13

Bruce Nauman

Raw-War, 1971

lithograph in colors on Arches

22 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches (56,5 x 71,8 cm)
24 1/4 x 30 inches (61,6 x 76 cm) frame

edition 13/100

SW 04291.13

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Bruce Nauman Malice, 1980 lithograph 29 1/2 x 41 1/4 inches (74,9 x 104,8 cm) 35 x 46 3/4 inches (88,9 x 118,7 cm) frame edition 44/75 SW 83129.44

Bruce Nauman

Malice, 1980

lithograph

29 1/2 x 41 1/4 inches (74,9 x 104,8 cm)
35 x 46 3/4 inches (88,9 x 118,7 cm) frame

edition 44/75

SW 83129.44

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Bruce Nauman Clown Taking a Shit, 1988 lithograph in colors, on Transpagra paper 42 x 30 inches (106,7 x 76,2 cm) 51 1/4 x 39 inches (130 x 99 cm) frame edition 31/35 SW 95369.31

Bruce Nauman

Clown Taking a Shit, 1988

lithograph in colors, on Transpagra paper

42 x 30 inches (106,7 x 76,2 cm)
51 1/4 x 39 inches (130 x 99 cm) frame

edition 31/35

SW 95369.31

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Bruce Nauman Frankfurt Portfolio, 1990 offset lithograph four parts; 19 1/8 x 13 1/4 inches (48,5 x 34 cm) each 30 x 21 3/4 x 1/2 inches (76 x 55,2 x 1,3 cm) each frame edition 6/35 SW 17340a-d.6

Bruce Nauman

Frankfurt Portfolio, 1990

offset lithograph

four parts; 19 1/8 x 13 1/4 inches (48,5 x 34 cm) each
30 x 21 3/4 x 1/2 inches (76 x 55,2 x 1,3 cm) each frame

edition 6/35

SW 17340a-d.6

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Bruce Nauman Infrared Outtakes (Cockeye Lips, Neck Pull, Hands Only, Opened Eye), 1968/2006 Epson Ultrachrome K3 inkjet prints four parts; 19 x 28 inches (48,3 x 71,1 cm) each 22 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches (57,2 x 80 cm) each frame edition 20/60 SW 06362a-d

Bruce Nauman

Infrared Outtakes (Cockeye Lips, Neck Pull, Hands Only, Opened Eye), 1968/2006

Epson Ultrachrome K3 inkjet prints

four parts; 19 x 28 inches (48,3 x 71,1 cm) each
22 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches (57,2 x 80 cm) each frame

edition 20/60

SW 06362a-d

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Curator Carlos Basualdo, artist and writer Joan Simon, and curator Robert Storr join Rail contributor Constance Lewallen for a conversation about Bruce Nauman's exhibitions at Punta della Dogana, Venice and Sperone Westwater.