The first book devoted solely to Bruce Nauman's corridors and other architectural installations, Bruce Nauman: 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.
Designed for viewer participation, Bruce Nauman's architectural installations often confound expectations and induce physical and psychological unease. The essays in this book consider these works, which begin in 1969 and continue into the 1970s and beyond, in terms of the physical, perceptual, and psychological pressures they exert on the participant. Three interlocking perspectives on the topic-Constance M. Lewallen's historical overview, Dore Bowen's case study of Nauman's 1970 Corridor Installation with Mirror-San Jose Installation (Double Wedge Corridor with Mirror), and a supplementary essay by Ted Mann on Nauman's drawings-provide a comprehensive and in-depth approach.
The book coincides with the major retrospective exhibition Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts at the Schaulager Museum, Basel, Switzerland (March 17-August 26, 2018) and the Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1, New York (October 21, 2018-March 17, 2019).
The first book devoted solely to Bruce Nauman's corridors and other architectural installations, Bruce Nauman: 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.
Designed for viewer participation, Bruce Nauman's architectural installations often confound expectations and induce physical and psychological unease. The essays in this book consider these works, which begin in 1969 and continue into the 1970s and beyond, in terms of the physical, perceptual, and psychological pressures they exert on the participant. Three interlocking perspectives on the topic-Constance M. Lewallen's historical overview, Dore Bowen's case study of Nauman's 1970 Corridor Installation with Mirror-San Jose Installation (Double Wedge Corridor with Mirror), and a supplementary essay by Ted Mann on Nauman's drawings-provide a comprehensive and in-depth approach.
The book coincides with the major retrospective exhibition Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts at the Schaulager Museum, Basel, Switzerland (March 17-August 26, 2018) and the Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1, New York (October 21, 2018-March 17, 2019).
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART 1
Full Circle
CONSTANCE M. LEWALLEN
PART 2
Corridor Reflections: On Bruce Nauman’s San Jose Installation
Reinstalled
DORE BOWEN
CONTRIBUTING ESSAY
“Another Kind of Information”: Bruce Nauman’s Drawings for
Corridors and Rooms
TED MANN
Notes
Selected Bibliography
List of Illustrations
Index
Constance M. Lewallen is Adjunct Curator at the University
of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Her
exhibitions include A Rose Has No Teeth: Bruce Nauman in the 1960s
and surveys of numerous other artists, and she is the author
of 500 Capp Street: David Ireland’s House.
Dore Bowen is Associate Professor of Art History at San José
State University. Her essays on postwar art are published in
journals and anthologies such as A Companion to Contemporary Art
since 1945 and Otherwise: Imagining Queer Feminist Art Histories.
"Remarkable. . . . The three authors provide deeply researched and
complimentary paths to thinking about what the different
installations mean for the artwork. Thankfully, their thoughtful
contributions are accompanied by a great many stunning images,
allowing the reader to visually track Nauman’s development over the
course of more than five decades."
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