New spatial and architectural works from the influential American
multimedia pioneer
Published in conjunction with the exhibition at Pirelli HangarBicocca in
Milan, this monograph presents the most up-to-date compilation of the
spatial and architectural works of New Mexico-based artist Bruce Nauman
(born 1941). Through his neons, corridors and room installations, Nauman
accentuates the contrast between the perceptual and physical experience
of space. Perception itself can be interpreted as the subject matter of
his work; the aesthetic experience of entering a narrow corridor or an
empty room flooded with neon light supersedes the art "objects" in the
viewer's experience.
The volume includes newly commissioned essays on Nauman's conceptual
developments and formal variations by scholars, conservators and
curators such as Joan Simon, Francesca Esmay and Gloria Sutton, and a
text by the exhibition curators. Alongside rich photographic
documentation of the show, the publication also features entries for the
30 works on display written by researchers from international
institutions.
