Nauman, Bruce, 1941-
Sculptor
Size: 35 sound files (5 hrs., 42 min.), digital, wav
Summary: An interview with Bruce Nauman conducted 2024 February 12-15, by Chelsea Weathers for the Archives of American Art, at Nauman's home and studio in Galisteo, New Mexico.
Interviewee Bruce Nauman (1941- ) is an artist who has worked across sculpture, photography, video, and performance, often with neon. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, he lives and works in Galisteo, New Mexico.
Interviewer Chelsea Weathers (1979-) is an archivist and studio assistant based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.
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The Archives of American Art also holds an interview of Bruce Nauman conducted 1980 May 27-30, by Michele D. De Angelus, for the Archives of American Art.
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