Friedli, I: Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts

The exhibition catalog "Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts" accompaniesthe retrospective of the same name at Schaulager, which wasconceived in cooperation with the Museum of Modern Art, New York.The richly illustrated book offers a comprehensive overview of Nauman'scareer spanning more than fifty years of artistic activity in a diverserange of media. Nauman's works are very direct and confrontational andoften have the character of simple exercises or critical self-interrogations.Whether through drawing, print, video, sculpture, sound or language,performance or complex installations - the artist consistently exploresfundamental questions that examine the phenomenological and psychologicalexperience of body, time, space, movement and architecture.A wide selection of authors turn their attention to series and themes thathave previously been neglected in the critical examination of this bodyof work, such as Nauman's interest in architectural models or thesignificance of colour. In addition to an extensive introduction on theexhibition concept, 17 shorter essays concentrate on specific recurringideas or media. An illustrated selected exhibition history featuringnumerous rare or previously unpublished images completes the volume.