Bruce Nauman is a restlessly inventive artist. Since the late 1960s he has continually tested what an artwork can be, by reshaping old forms and creating new ones. His ground-breaking works using sound, film, video and neon have influenced generations of artists.
This is the first major exhibition of his work in London in more than 20 years. It allows visitors to engage with the artist’s universe through immersive installations with a strong emphasis on sound and moving image, as well as poetic sculptures and neon pieces.
Major works like Double Steel Cage Piece 1974, Anthro/Socio (Rinde Spinning) and Clown Torture 1987 highlights Nauman’s distinctive preoccupations and how he incessantly revisits them – yet never repeats himself.
The first room is very visual and you can seat in one of the chairs and just watch as long as you want what happens in the studio.
I went to see this exhibition not only because I wanted to see something experimental but because I wanted to see how it was curated. I am doing research in it so I can explore more and decide how I want to showcase my project I like this rooms a lot, they mixed video with photo and sound very well.
A lot of his projects involve his childhood. He plays with his childhood memories and use it in an “adult” context. Mixing photography in the left with a video in the right. The only thing I dont like is the light. The rooms were very bright so you could see the videos with the right quality.
