Bruce Nauman

b. Fort Wayne, IN, 1941

Collection Artwork

    • Tape recorder with tape loop of a scream wrapped in a plastic bag and cast into the center of a concrete block
      Bruce Nauman
      Tape recorder with tape loop of a scream wrapped in a plastic bag and cast into the center of a concrete block, 1968
      Nauman 1968
      Tape recorder with tape loop of a scream wrapped in a plastic bag and cast into the center of a concrete block, 1968
      concrete, tape recorder, tape
      12 x 24 x 24 inches (30 x 61 x 61 cm)
      © 2023 Bruce Nauman / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Bruce Nauman https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NAUMb_GF_TapeRecorder.jpg
    • Contrapposto Split
      Bruce Nauman
      Contrapposto Split, 2017
      Nauman 2017
      Contrapposto Split, 2017
      4K 120fps 3D projection (color, stereo sound), continuous play
      114 x 203 inches (290 x 516 cm) projection size
      © 2019 Bruce Nauman / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Bruce Nauman https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/NAUMb_GF_Contrapposto-Split.jpg
    • American Violence
      Bruce Nauman
      American Violence, 1981
      Nauman 1981
      American Violence, 1981
      graphite and colored pastel on paper
      80 x 68 ½ inches (203 x 174 cm)
      © 2023 Bruce Nauman / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Bruce Nauman https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/NAUMb_GF_AmericanViolence_Paper_1981-691x800.jpg
    • ANTHRO/SOCIO (Rinde Facing Camera)
      Bruce Nauman
      ANTHRO/SOCIO (Rinde Facing Camera), 1991
      Nauman 1991
      ANTHRO/SOCIO (Rinde Facing Camera), 1991
      6 video discs (colour with sound), 3 video projectors, 6 video monitors
      147 x 324 x 505 inches (373 x 823 x 1283 cm)
      © 2023 Bruce Nauman / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Luc Boegly
      Courtesy: Sperone Westwater
       Luc Boegly
      Courtesy: Sperone Westwater
      Bruce Nauman https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NAUMb_GF_AnthroSocio-1276x773.jpg
    • Carousel (Stainless steel version)
      Bruce Nauman
      Carousel (Stainless steel version), 1988
      Nauman 1988
      Carousel (Stainless steel version), 1988
      stainless steel, cast aluminum, polyurethane foam, electric motor
      72 x 241 inches (183 x 612 cm) height x diameter
      © 2023 Bruce Nauman / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: courtesy Sperone Westwater
       courtesy Sperone Westwater
      Bruce Nauman https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NAUMb_GF_Carousel.jpg
    • Fifteen Pairs of Hands
      Bruce Nauman
      Fifteen Pairs of Hands, 1996
      Nauman 1996
      Fifteen Pairs of Hands, 1996
      white bronze with painted steel base
      15 parts, each 52 x 12 x 12 inches (132 x 30 x 30 cm)
      © 2023 Bruce Nauman / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: courtesy Sperone Westwater
       courtesy Sperone Westwater
      Bruce Nauman https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NAUMb_GF_15Pairs.jpg
    • Light Trap for Henry Moore No. 1
      Bruce Nauman
      Light Trap for Henry Moore No. 1, 1967
      Nauman 1967
      Light Trap for Henry Moore No. 1, 1967
      black and white photograph
      62 x 41 ⅝ x 2 inches (157 x 106 x 5 cm)
      © 2023 Bruce Nauman / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Alex Jamison
       Alex Jamison
      Bruce Nauman https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/NAUMb_GF_LightTrap-539x800.jpg
    • Diamond Mind (Diamond Mind Circle of Tears Fallen All Around Me)
      Bruce Nauman
      Diamond Mind (Diamond Mind Circle of Tears Fallen All Around Me), 1975
      Nauman 1975
      Diamond Mind (Diamond Mind Circle of Tears Fallen All Around Me), 1975
      sandstone rhombohedrons
      rhombohedrons, each 15 x 15 x 15 inches (38 x 38 x 38 cm)
      157 ½ inches (400 cm) diameter
      © 2023 Bruce Nauman / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Bruce Nauman https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/NAUMb_GF_DiamondMind-1276x606.jpg
    • Untitled
      Bruce Nauman
      Untitled, 1965
      Nauman 1965
      Untitled, 1965
      fiberglass, polyester resin, and glitter
      105 x 20 ½ x 9 inches (267 x 52 x 23 cm)
      © 2023 Bruce Nauman / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Bruce Nauman https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/NAUMb_GF_Untitled_1965-e1536935705368-720x800.jpg
    • My Last Name Exaggerated Fourteen Times Vertically
      Bruce Nauman
      My Last Name Exaggerated Fourteen Times Vertically, 1967
      Nauman 1967
      My Last Name Exaggerated Fourteen Times Vertically, 1967
      neon-tubing with clear glass-tubing suspension frame
      63 x 33 x 2 inches (160 x 84 x 5 cm)
      © 2023 Bruce Nauman / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Bruce Nauman https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/NAUMb_GF_LastNameExaggerated-e1536935866182-714x800.jpg
    • American Violence
      Bruce Nauman
      American Violence, 1981-1982
      Nauman 1981
      American Violence, 1981-1982
      neon tubing with clear glass-tubing suspension frame
      78 x 61 ¾ x 3 ⅛ inches (198 x 157 x 8 cm)
      © 2023 Bruce Nauman / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
       Ron Amstutz
      Bruce Nauman https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NAUMb_GF_AmericanViolence-1-600x800.jpg

    Bruce Nauman Exhibitions

    Iconoclasts: Selections from Glenstone’s Collection

    A brown, brushy painting hangs on a white wall above a wooden floor.