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Bruce Nauman

Bruce Nauman, Human/Need/Desire, 1983
BornDecember 6, 1941 (1941-12-06) (age 66)
Fort Wayne, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Fieldsculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing and performance
TrainingUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison and University of California, Davis
Works"Laair," 1970,

"Human/Need/Desire," 1983

AwardsLarry Aldrich Award

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Life and work

Nauman studied mathematics and physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and art with William T. Wiley and Robert Arneson at the University of California, Davis. Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. For other persons with a similar name see William Wiley (disambiguation. Robert Carston Arneson (1930-1992 was an American sculptor and professor of ceramics in the Art department at UC Davis for four decades The University of California Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, or just UCD, is a public coeducational university located in the city of Davis, He worked as an assistant to Wayne Thiebaud, and in 1966 he became a teacher at the San Francisco Art Institute. Wayne Thiebaud (born November 23, 1920) is an American painter whose most famous works are of Cakes pastries, Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Founded in 1871 the San Francisco Art Institute ( SFAI) is one of the U In 1968 he met the singer and performance artist Meredith Monk and signed with the dealer Leo Castelli. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Meredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942, in New York) is an American Composer, performer director vocalist film-maker Leo Castelli (born Leo Krauss on September 4, 1907, at Trieste, of Italian and Austro-Hungarian Jewish origin &ndash died August 21 In the 1980s he moved to New Mexico. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America.

Much of his work is characterised by an interest in language, often manifesting itself in a playful, mischievous manner. For example, the neon Run From Fear- Fun From Rear, or the photograph Bound To Fail, which literalises the title phrase and shows the artist's arms tied behind his back. There are however, very serious concerns at the heart of Nauman's practice. He seems to be fascinated by the nature of communication and language's inherent problems, as well as the role of the artist as supposed communicator and manipulator of visual symbols.

Honors

In 1993, Nauman received the Wolf Prize in Arts (an Israeli award) for his distinguished work as a sculptor and his extraordinary contribution to twentieth-century art. In 1999, he received the Golden Lion of the Venice Biennale. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Venice Biennale (Biennale di Venezia also called in English the "Venice Biennial " is a major Contemporary art exhibition that takes place once In 2004 he created his work Raw Materials specifically for display at the Tate Modern. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Tate Modern in London is Britain 's national museum of international Modern art and is with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, Artfacts. net ranked Nauman as the number one among living artist in 2006, followed by Gerhard Richter and Robert Rauschenberg. Gerhard Richter (born February 9, 1932) is a German Artist [1]

Influences

Nauman cites Samuel Beckett, Ludwig Wittgenstein, John Cage, Philip Glass, La Monte Young and Meredith Monk as major influences on his work. Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989 was an Irish Writer, Dramatist and poet WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> John Milton Cage Jr WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Philip Glass (born January 31 La Monte Thornton Young (born October 14 1935) is an American Composer and musician Meredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942, in New York) is an American Composer, performer director vocalist film-maker Nauman was a part of the Process Art Movement. Process art is an Artistic movement as well as a creative sentiment and world view where the end product of art and craft, the objet d’art

Works

Some of his better-known works include:

Trivia

Nauman was one of the four performers of the rarely performed Steve Reich piece Pendulum Music on May 27, 1969 at the Whitney Museum of American Art. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3 " Pendulum Music (For Microphones Amplifiers Speakers and Performers" is the name of a work by Steve Reich, involving suspended Microphones and speakers Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney" harbors one of the most important collections of 20th century American art The other three performers were Michael Snow, Richard Serra and James Tenney. Michael Snow, CC (born December 10, 1929) is a Canadian artist working in painting sculpture video films photography holography Richard Serra (born November 29, 1939) is an American minimalist sculptor and Video artist known for working with large James Tenney ( August 10, 1934 - August 24, 2006) was an American Composer and influential music theorist.

Nauman's work The True Artist Helps the World by Revealing Mystic Truths is seen in the background of Eric Fischl's Krefeld Project, Dining Room Scene 2. Eric Fischl (born New York City, 1948 is an American painter and sculptor.

Since 1989, he has been married to the artist Susan Rothenberg. Susan Rothenberg is a contemporary painter who lives and works in New Mexico, USA

References and further reading

External links

General and biographical

Works by Bruce Nauman

Exhibitions

Review and criticism

The Tate Modern in London is Britain 's national museum of international Modern art and is with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, Martin Creed (born 1968 is an English Artist noted for his works which are grounded in the Conceptual art of the 1960s and 1970s Barbara Kruger (born 1945 is an American conceptual artist She was born in Newark New Jersey and left there in 1964 to attend Syracuse University. Jenny Holzer (born 1950 in Gallipolis Ohio) is an American Conceptual artist. John Baldessari, (b June 17 1931, National City California) is a Conceptual artist.
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