Double Face
started 1980, published 1981
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View on museum website →Medium
lithograph on Arches Cover wove paper
Dimensions
image: 61 x 86.5 cm (24 x 34 1/16 in.) sheet: 66 x 91.8 cm (26 x 36 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist
Accession Number
1988.74.99
Art Historical Context
**Double Face** by Bruce Nauman, started in 1980 and published in 1981 is a striking lithograph on Arches Cover wove paper, measuring 61 x 86.5 cm for the image and 66 x 91.8 cm for the sheet. Housed in the National Gallery of Art print collection (Department CG-W), this work was generously gifted by Gemini G.E.L. and the artist himself. Nauman, a pioneering American contemporary artist born in 1941, is renowned for pushing boundaries in conceptual art, often exploring the human body, language, and perception through diverse media like neon, video, and prints. Lithography, the medium here, al...
About the Artist
Bruce Nauman
Bruce Nauman, born on December 6, 1941, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, grew up in a family frequently uprooted by his father's career as a General Electric engineer. After studying mathematics, physics, and art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned a BS in 1964, Nauman pursued an MFA at the University of California, Davis in 1966. There, he studied under William T. Wiley and Robert Arne...