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Bruce Nauman: Poke in the Eye/Nose/Ear 3/8/94 Edit
Nauman’s own body is a sculptural material that is prodded in slow motion in this early video. Now on view at MoMA PS1 as part of Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts, the first comprehensive retrospective of the artist’s work in over twenty years, spanning both MoMA and MoMA PS1. Plan a visit for in-depth insight into the diverse facets of his work across fifty years.
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[Credit: Bruce Nauman. “Poke in the Eye/Nose/Ear 3/8/94 Edit.” 1994. One video projector, one video player, one video source (color, sound). © 2018 Bruce Nauman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.]
Bruce Nauman: Double Steel Cage Piece
Now at MoMA PS1: Many of Bruce Nauman’s architectural works are claustrophobia-inducing spaces that viewers can enter. In “Double Steel Cage Piece” (1974), you traverse a very narrow passage within and around a cage while others watch — a doubly uncomfortable experience.
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[Image: “Double Steel Cage Piece.” 1974. MoMA PS1. © 2018 Bruce Nauman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Martin Seck]
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“This may become a very erotic exercise…"
Many of Bruce Nauman’s works invite direct participation. Body Pressure (1974) is a call for extreme bodily awareness, incomplete without your cooperation. Now on view at MoMA PS1 in Disappearing Acts: mo.ma/brucenauman
[Credit: Installation view, “Body Pressure” (1974) in "Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts” at MoMA PS1. © 2018 Bruce Nauman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Walter Wlodarczyk]
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“Disappearing Acts lets us see with clarity where the artist stands and why he is pertinent to our wrenching moment…. It’s a transfixing trip.”
The New York TimesreviewsBruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts, now on view at MoMA and MoMA PS1. Read more →
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[Installation view, “Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts” at MoMA, New York (October 21, 2018–February 25, 2019, at MoMA and MoMA PS1). © 2018 Bruce Nauman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Digital image © 2018 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Photo: Martin Seck]
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“That not everyone can get in but can (attempt to) watch is important. It’s a moral dilemma that gives weight to the whole” – Bruce NaumanonKassel Corridor: Elliptical Space (1972), now on view for the first time in New York at MoMA.
Whether making viewers decide whether to watch or be watched or vanishing the binaries of moral clarity, as seen in Seven Virtues/Seven Vices, now on view at MoMA PS1, Nauman’s work erases all forms of certainty, requiring us to craft our own meanings rather than adhere to established rules.
[Image Credits: Installation view, Kassel Corridor: Elliptical Space (1972) in Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts at MoMA, New York (October 21, 2018–February 25, 2019, at MoMA and MoMA PS1). © 2018 Bruce Nauman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Martin Seck
Bruce Nauman. Seven Virtues/Seven Vices. 1983-84. Limestone, in seven parts. Gift of Edward R. Broida. © 2018 Bruce Nauman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York]
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the measure of a babe is as much about her intangible charms as her incandescent style http://bit.ly/Xjtpba
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It’s hard to explain what lured us to her; it could have been her flourishing yet holed-up sweatshirt or perhaps her vibrant choice of lipstick, which contended well with Maria Lassnig’s intensely hued artwork. (Photo by Xavier Aaronson)
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Only lasting a handful of minutes, our bracing interaction with Rachel was like a vivid blur. (photo by Xavier Aaronson)
More on Rachel here: http://bit.ly/1ikV7Oo
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Remember that quick-witted 10th grade teacher who had awful style but knew just the way to simultaneously put you in your place while making you look up to her? That’s exactly how I feel about the stern demeanor from security guards and their occasional fun-crushing in the name of something you respect, like art. (photo by Xavier Aaronson)
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