Untitled
started 1993, published 1994
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View on museum website →Medium
etching on Lana Gravure wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 40.01 × 45.4 cm (15 3/4 × 17 7/8 in.) sheet: 50.17 × 55.88 cm (19 3/4 × 22 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
2015.139.6
Art Historical Context
Bruce Nauman's *Untitled* (started 1993, published1994) exemplifies the artist's provocative conceptual approach where he often blurs lines between language, body, and space A leading figure in post-minimal and performance art since the 1960s, Nauman explores themes of human experience through unconventional mediums, including prints. This work, housed in the National Gallery of Art modern print collection (Department CG), reflects his shift toward intricate printmaking collaborations in the 1990s, challenging viewers to confront ambiguity in an untitled format. Crafted as an etching on Lana ...
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...