His modus operandi is shaped by a seemingly endless loop of repeatedly addressing the same fundamental subjects and issues that he has always engaged with, albeit in ever new and different ways. “Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts” charts a path through the many-faceted oeuvre of this keenly experimental artist. From his earliest sculptural works to his very latest video installation using highly complex 3D imaging processes—premiered in this exhibition—the retrospective follows a loosely woven chronological order with frequent digressions. This means that newer works can be found juxtaposed with older ones, grouped together to highlight previously unacknowledged aspects.
Exhibition
Unmistakable as his authorship may be, Bruce Nauman nevertheless continues, time and again, to produce astonishingly diverse and uniquely radical works. His output cannot easily be typecast, because each neon piece, each complex installation, each sculpture is too autonomous for that. Yet there are themes that run like leitmotifs throughout Nauman’s work, such as the studio, the body, language, or models, sound and tone.
Organized by Laurenz Foundation, Schaulager Basel and The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The exhibition is organised by Kathy Halbreich, Laurenz Foundation Curator, The Museum of Modern Art, and Executive Director, Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, New York, with Heidi Naef, Senior Curator, Schaulager, Basel, and Isabel Friedli, Curator, Schaulager, Basel, Magnus Schaefer, Assistant Curator, and Taylor Walsh, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Drawings and Prints, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
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