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Artworks
Bruce Nauman
Untitled (Studies for Performance Parallelogram (Rolling) (Performance Piece with Mirrors)), 1970graphite and ink on paper, five drawingsframed in 4 sections:
1) 14 1/2 x 18 1/8 in (36.8 x 46 cm)
2) 25 1/2 x 31 1/2 in (64.8 x 80 cm)
3) 25 1/2 x 31 1/2 in (64.8 x 80 cm)
4) 25 1/2 x 31 1/2 in (64.8 x 80 cm)BN9484Further images
These drawings are studies for Bruce Nauman’s Performance Parallelogram (Rolling) (Performance Piece with Mirrors) originally conceived to be built into a bay at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York,...These drawings are studies for Bruce Nauman’s Performance Parallelogram (Rolling) (Performance Piece with Mirrors) originally conceived to be built into a bay at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, for a 1971 exhibition. The piece was designed as a plywood platform with mirrored “headboards” at each end, one angled toward the center and the other leaning outward. Nauman intended the piece to be a stage for a performance (which was never executed) where one or two performers would roll toward and away from the mirrors, concentrating on a specific mental and physical exercise as they rolled, imagining themselves compressing around and expanding away from an imaginary center. For Nauman, drawing is equivalent to thinking. The notes in these drawings capture these details, offering insight into his thought process.Exhibitions
Radical Artists of the 1960s/1970s: Between Geometry and Gesture, David Nolan Gallery, New York (September 5 - October 26, 2024)
