Jun 02, 2009 bruce nauman, the 67yearold american artist who was selected early last year to be the u. Mystery of a 50yearold nauman art object solved phaidon. Nauman finds inspiration in the activities, speech, and materials of everyday life. Spatial encounters deftly explores the significance of these works in the development of his singular art practice, examining them in the context of the period and in relation to other artists like dan graham, robert morris, paul kos, and james turrell. A central theme of her book, nauman reiterated electronic mediations series, university of minnesota press 2014, which offers a critical interpretation of the art of the influential american artist, bruce nauman, these interests continue in her current research on the history of. Ruscha was also a pioneer in the creation of artist books.
The true artist, a new monograph published by phaidon, met nauman a couple of years later, when nauman s studio was down the street from plagens in pasadena. Theres hardly an ounce of irony in bruce nauman, the person, writes the american critic and nauman confidant peter plagens in our new book. As peter plagens, the author of our new bruce nauman book puts it, theyre less works of visual art in the sense of a physically coherent object put on display than subtle challenges issued by nauman to the viewer. His expanded notion of sculpture admits wax casts and neon signs, bodily. Artists like bruce nauman dont think of themselves as photographers, jeffrey told phaidon. Bruce nauman by the man who knows him best peter plagens on how americas most reclusive artist was actually inspired by an austrian philosopher. A close study of bruce nauman, the representative of the united states.
The true artist offers the fullest survey yet of this protean artists workplagens bolsters his strong arthistory chops with a memoirists sitespecific insightsthis firstperson, journalistic tack is a welcome approach to an artist who often attracts jargonfond academics. The true artist by renowned writer, critic, and artist peter plagens, published by phaidon press. The photography book author ian jeffrey on how the work of fine artists stops photography becoming cliched. Wall street journal magazine whats news pioneering artist bruce nauman releases a new monograph throughout his long career, the famously reclusive artist has rarely agreed to interviews, so this months publication of phaidons book on the artist, bruce nauman. The true artist, peter plagens a renowned writer, critic, and author who has known nauman for more than forty years delivers a personal and authoritative account tracing naumans entire career, from his youth in fort wayne, indiana, to his graduate work at the university of california, and through to the present day.
The true artist, in which art historian and critic peter plagens writes of the artists aversion to making overtly political art. The true artist due out may 5 from phaidon, the painter, critic and longtime nauman acquaintance peter plagens seeks. As peter plagens puts it at the start of our book bruce nauman. With its focus on words and language, the interviews in the book help to explain naumans relationship with language and its origins, including some of his literary and philosophical interests. Ive always had overlapping ways of going about my work, bruce nauman once remarked. As the film rolled through the camera, it made an incessant clicking sound. The true artist by peter plagens, 9780714849959, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This event brings peter plagens and carlos basualdo together in conversation to celebrate the release of bruce nauman. The true artist, is truly a redletter occasion enlarge signs and signifiers. With abundant references to music, dance, literature and philosophy, bruce naumans work generates in viewers the. A personal and authoritative account of bruce nauman b. Bruce nauman book author peter plagens reveals the strange story behind infamous funk art object the slant step. In the 53rd venice biennale, naumans art, and his trenchant, visceral questioning of it, will be in the pavilion, in the universities and out in the city itselfand not just topographically. Bruce nauman by the man who knows him best art phaidon.
The true artist, a new monograph published by phaidon, met nauman a couple of years later, when naumans studio was down the. The true artist due out may 5 from phaidon, the painter, critic and longtime nauman acquaintance peter plagens seeks to view the subject whole. The bruce nauman picture gallery art agenda phaidon. Jun 02, 2009 art should be in as many places as it can be.
The art of the erotic by phaidon editors, hardcover. Gallery goers are supposed to walk down these corridors, yet. No american artist since the abstract expressionists including that avatar of all things contradictory, andy warhol is as puzzling an entity as bruce nauman. See more ideas about american artists, sculpture and artist. Please pay attention please offers fabulous insight into the ideas behind bruce naumans art. Gallery goers are supposed to walk down these corridors, yet theyre not wholly inviting places. How bruce nauman pushed photography forward art phaidon. His pioneering explorations of sculpture, performance, sound, video and installationsalways questioning the role of the artisthave broken new ground and inspired innumerable artists careers. A central theme of her book, nauman reiterated electronic mediations series, university of minnesota press 2014, which offers a critical interpretation of the art of the influential american artist, bruce nauman, these interests continue in her current research on the history of sound, the auditory sphere and geopolitics.
Learn about the broad collection artist bruce nauman. How bruce nauman turned corridors into artworks phaidon. In anticipation of moma ps1s forthcoming exhibition disappearing acts, opening in october 2018, we revisited this excerpt from phaidons 2014 bruce nauman. The erotic is a realm where desire and imagination meet. Bruce nauman offers a multifaceted portrait of an artist whose determination to experiment with style and form has created a body of work as eclectic and perhaps more influential than that of any other living american artist. Bruce nauman cares about the human condition phaidon. Inspired by bruce naumans sculpture a cast of the space under my chair, through which negative space is materialised, the threefold cover for this book of his works is presented inside out. Phaidons pursuit of an authoritative book on bruce nauman had been a deadend for yearsthe 72yearold postmodern artist kept turning down writers, fearing his work would be. The true artist offers the fullest survey yet of this protean artists work. Born in 1941 in fort wayne, indiana, bruce nauman has been recognized since the early 1970s as one of the most innovative and provocative of americas contemporary artists. In another take from naumans neon works, the book opens like a portfolio to reveal exposed bindings with neoncoloured thread and endpapers. Rooms, bodies, words, an exhibition on an artist whose innovative work centers on his understanding of art as an activity or process, rather than as the production of objects.
The first book devoted solely to bruce naumans corridors and other architectural installations, bruce nauman. Phaidon is headquartered in london and new york city. Jun 08, 2015 wall street journal magazine whats news pioneering artist bruce nauman releases a new monograph throughout his long career, the famously reclusive artist has rarely agreed to interviews, so this months publication of phaidons book on the artist, bruce nauman. Jul 12, 2017 phaidons pursuit of an authoritative book on bruce nauman had been a deadend for yearsthe 72yearold postmodern artist kept turning down writers, fearing his work would be. May 20, 2014 a personal and authoritative account of bruce nauman b.
Peter plagenss firstperson journalistic tack is a welcome approach to an artist who often attracts jargonfond academics. Specifically, he expanded the disciplines capacity for bringing a multisensory experience to the viewer, drawing them out of their areas of comfort into often protean places where meaning is lost and. Exploring bruce naumans relationship to the studio, where he creates his strikingly original works, bruce nauman. Nauman infuses his pieces with irony and humor, creating verbal and visual puns to oftenunsettling effect, challenging viewers and making them aware of their own.
The art of the erotic by phaidon editors, hardcover barnes. Bruce naumanbruce naumans art is about heightened awareness, awareness of spaces we usually dont notice the one under the chair, out of which he made a sculpture and sounds we dont listen for the one in the. Nauman infuses his pieces with irony and humor, creating verbal and visual puns to oftenunsettling effect, challenging viewers and making them aware of their own physicality. Using an array of media including video installation, performance, sculpture, and photography, bruce nauman is known for conceptual works that explore space, language, and the body. The book chronicles naumans process, from the creation of works in his new mexico. The true artist due out may 5 from phaidon, the painter, critic and longtime nauman acquaintance peter plagens. Naumans continual search for new means and sources of. The true artist can you guess which first edition cover the image above comes from. This is his first major exhibition in spain for 25 years. This is the statement rowan pelling used to describe the subject of the art of the erotic, a phaidon editors book for which pelling wrote the introduction. This is a striking observation for an artist who is often regarded as difficult, and sometimes even willfully obtuse. Peter plagens is writing a book about bruce nauman, to be published by phaidon in 2010.
The true artist, a new and lavishly produced book from phaidon, probes the question with wit, insight and a prodigious amount of. As peter plagens puts it in our book, when viewers see his work and then return to everyday life, they find that it remains persistently, puzzlingly in their heads. So this months publication of phaidon s monograph on the artist, bruce nauman. In 20, time magazine listed ruscha as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. They collaborate with the globes most influential artists, writers and thinkers who help phaidon produce innovative books on art, photography, design, architecture, fashion, food and travel. Peter plagens offers the fullest survey yet of the protean artist bruce. So this months publication of phaidons monograph on the artist, bruce nauman. His practice spans a broad range of media including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking, and performance. If youd like a little help negotiating tate moderns new bruce nauman exhibition, why not run. In 1968, performance artist bruce nauman created a book titled burning small fires, consisting of photographs of nauman burning a copy of ed ruschas 1964 book various small fires and milk. For several decades, bruce nauman has led a generation of artists less interested in aesthetic concerns than in how art carries meaning. His pioneering explorations of sculpture, performance, sound, video and installations always questioning the role of the artist have broken new ground and inspired innumerable artists careers. Jan 26, 2018 with over 1,500 titles in print, phaidon is the leading global publisher of the creative arts headquartered in london and new york city.
The art of the erotic examines the phenomenon of erotic art through a timeless prism, providing us with insights into human sexuality throughout the ages. Phaidon has worked with the andy warhol foundation for the visual arts since 1977 to publish the andy warhol catalogue raisonne, which currently spans five volumes. The piece was originally recorded on film, and later transferred to video. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies. The 73yearold americans drawings, sculptures and films dwell on perplexing themes year after year, offering different ways of considering, say, the limits of art, the.
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