And so I put down some of the things that he said, about keeping your tools sharpened and not letting them lie on the ground where they get hurt or get abused and dirty and can’t find them. And some thoughts about how his father used to do things.
Bruce Nauman Quotes
In art, the only one who really knows whether what you've done is honest is the artist.
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| Birth: | 6th December, 1941 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Artist |
About
Bruce Nauman was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is a contemporary American artist. His practice spans a broad range of media including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking, and performance. He studied mathematics and physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 1964 he gave up painting to dedicate himself to sculpture, performance and cinema collaborations with William Allan and Robert Nelson. He worked as an assistant to Wayne Thiebaud. Upon graduation, he taught at the San Francisco Art Institute from 1966 to 1968, and at the University of California at Irvine in 1970.
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