Fort Wayne, Indiana native Bruce Nauman got to Cali as fast as he could. Within two years of completing a master's he had signed with dealer Leo Castelli and it was all a downhill slope to canonization from there. Listed in 2008 as the #1 living artist by artfacts.net, Nauman beat out Rauschenberg and Gerhard Richter for the arbitrary crown presented by a website. His most famous quote? Taken from the 60s neon sculpture Window or Wall Sign:
"The true artist helps the world by revealing mystic truths."
A Rose Has No Teeth: Bruce Nauman in the 1960s
Menil Collection
Opens Wednesday, October 24, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Join the Menil for better than average wine and Lynn Wyatt's company this Wednesday for a chance to consider why this thinly veiled symbolist gained acclaim riding the wave of a dealer who shaped our postmodern artworld.
Vito Acconci, John Baldessari, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, and William Wegman 60s videos on the lawn; free screening in the Menil Park on Saturday, October 27, 8 pm.
Menil Collection
Opens Wednesday, October 24, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Join the Menil for better than average wine and Lynn Wyatt's company this Wednesday for a chance to consider why this thinly veiled symbolist gained acclaim riding the wave of a dealer who shaped our postmodern artworld.
Vito Acconci, John Baldessari, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, and William Wegman 60s videos on the lawn; free screening in the Menil Park on Saturday, October 27, 8 pm.
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1 comments:
Hey, don't hold back. Tell us how you really feel.
I don't get Nauman either. If the Menil exhibition helps me see something in his work that I haven't seen yet, I'll let you know.
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