BRUCE NAUMAN - DISAPPEARING ACTS (solo)
OVERVIEW
| Date | ... closedOct 21, 2018 - Mar 17, 2019 |
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| Venue(s) |
MoMA (New York City, NY, United States) MoMA PS1 (New York City, NY, United States) |
| Curator(s) | Isabel Friedli, Kathy Halbreich, Heidi Naef |
| Artist(s) | Bruce Nauman |
| Organizer(s) |
Laurenz Foundation MoMA (New York City, NY, United States) |
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EXHIBITION SYNOPSIS
About Bruce Nauman - Disappearing ActsSchaulager, Basel, The Museum of Modern Art, and MoMA PS1 present the first comprehensive retrospective of American artist Bruce Nauman (b. 1941) in over 20 years. Opening at Schaulager in March 2018 and traveling to New York in October of that year, the exhibition expands upon the rich holdings of the organizing institutions. Spanning the artist’s entire career, from the mid-1960s to the present, Disappearing Acts provides a singular opportunity to experience his command of a wide range of mediums, from drawing, printmaking, photography, and sculpture to performance, film, neon, and large-scale installations.
Disappearing Acts traces strategies of withdrawal in Nauman’s work—both literal and figurative incidents of removal, deflection, and concealment. Bodies are fragmented, centers are left empty, voices emanate from hidden speakers; the artist sculpts himself in absentia, appearing only as negative space. The installation proceeds chronologically (albeit with strategic pauses and breaks), granting ample space to the artist’s production across the decades. Nauman’s consummate skill as a draftsman, which has not been the focus of a retrospective since the mid-1980s, will be highlighted with a broad selection drawings, ranging from quick sketches to oversized, highly worked sheets.
The exhibition will be on view at Schaulager, Basel, March 17–August 26, 2018.
Organized by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and Laurenz Foundation, Schaulager Basel.
The exhibition is organized by Kathy Halbreich, Laurenz Foundation Curator and Advisor to the Director, The Museum of Modern Art; with Heidi Naef, Chief Curator, and Isabel Friedli, Curator, Schaulager Basel; and Magnus Schaefer, Assistant Curator, and Taylor Walsh, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Drawings and Prints, The Museum of Modern Art.
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WORKS (14)
All Thumbs(Series: works with no series), 1996
Plaster, 254x140x102mm|241x102x108mm
ARTIST: Bruce Nauman
Wax Impressions of the Knees of Five Famous Artists(Series: works with no series), 1966
installation, Fiberglass and polyester resin, 397x2165x70mm
ARTIST: Bruce Nauman
Composite Photo of Two Messes on the Studio Floor(Series: works with no series), 1967
painting, Gelatin silver print, 1029x3124mm
ARTIST: Bruce Nauman
Sheet Lead(Series: works with no series), 1966
painting, Pencil, 279x216mm
ARTIST: Bruce Nauman
White Anger, Red Danger, Yellow Peril, Black Death(Series: works with no series), 1984
installation, Steel, aluminum, cast iron, paint, and wire, 1594x5464x4877mm
ARTIST: Bruce Nauman
Contrapposto Studies, i through vii(Series: works with no series), 2015
video, Seven-channel video (color, sound, continuous duration), dimensions variable.
ARTIST: Bruce Nauman
Untitled (Wall-Floor Positions)(Series: works with no series), 1965
miscellaneous, Performance reenactment in Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts (October 21–February 25) at The Museum of
ARTIST: Bruce Nauman
Light Trap for Henry Moore, No. 1(Series: works with no series), 1967
painting, Black-and-white photograph, 1575x1057mm
ARTIST: Bruce Nauman
My Last Name Exaggerated Fourteen Times Vertically.(Series: works with no series), 1967
installation, Neon tubing with clear glass tubing suspension frame,, 1600x838x51mm
ARTIST: Bruce Nauman
One Hundred Live and Die(Series: works with no series), 1984
installation, Neon tubing with clear glass tubing on metal monolith, 2997x3359x533mm
ARTIST: Bruce Nauman
Green Horses(Series: works with no series), 1988
installation, video, Video installation (color, 59:40 min.) with two color video monitors, two DVD players, video project, 59:40|Variable size
ARTIST: Bruce Nauman
Fist in Mouth(Series: works with no series), 1990
painting, Cut-and-pasted printed paper and paper with watercolor and pencil on paper, 514x603mm
ARTIST: Bruce Nauman
Myself as a Marble Fountain(Series: works with no series), 1967
painting, Ink with wash, 483x610mm
ARTIST: Bruce Nauman
Untitled (Heads)(Series: works with no series), 2005
Pencil on paper, 765x1118mm
ARTIST: Bruce Nauman
