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Property from the Collection of Mary & John Pappajohn
BRUCE NAUMAN (B. 1941)
Hanged Man
Details
BRUCE NAUMAN (B. 1941)
Hanged Man
neon tubing mounted on metal monolith
84 ¼ x 60 x 7 ¼ in. (214 x 152.4 x 18.4 cm.)
Executed in 1985. This work is number two from an edition of three.
Hanged Man
neon tubing mounted on metal monolith
84 ¼ x 60 x 7 ¼ in. (214 x 152.4 x 18.4 cm.)
Executed in 1985. This work is number two from an edition of three.
Provenance
Galerie Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the late owners, 1987
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the late owners, 1987
Literature
J. Simon, “Breaking the Silence: An Interview with Bruce Nauman,” Art in America, 1 September 1988.
R. Brooks, "ZG," Altered States, April-May 1988 (illustrated on the cover).
N. Benezra, et. al, Bruce Nauman: Catalogue Raisonné, Minneapolis, 1995, pp. 296, 282 and 384, no. 338 (illustrated).
C. van Bruggen, Bruce Nauman, New York, 1998, pp. 280-281 and 303 (illustrated).
P. Plagens, Bruce Nauman: The True Artist, London, 2014, pp. 164 and 174-175 (illustrated).
K. Halbreich, Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts, New York, 2018, pp. 70-71, 211 and 339 (illustrated).
R. Brooks, "ZG," Altered States, April-May 1988 (illustrated on the cover).
N. Benezra, et. al, Bruce Nauman: Catalogue Raisonné, Minneapolis, 1995, pp. 296, 282 and 384, no. 338 (illustrated).
C. van Bruggen, Bruce Nauman, New York, 1998, pp. 280-281 and 303 (illustrated).
P. Plagens, Bruce Nauman: The True Artist, London, 2014, pp. 164 and 174-175 (illustrated).
K. Halbreich, Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts, New York, 2018, pp. 70-71, 211 and 339 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Kunsthalle Basel; Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Bruce Nauman, July 1986-February 1987, pp. 28, 32 and 44 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated).
Borås Konstmuseum, What is Political, Anyway?, November 1992-February 1993, pp. 70-71 (illustrated).
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía; Minneapolis, Walker Art Center; Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art; Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution and New York, Museum of Modern Art, Bruce Nauman, November 1993-May 1995, pp. 41, 86, 163, 178, no. 55 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated).
Milwaukee, Milwaukee Art Museum; Indianapolis Museum of Art; Miami, Museum of Contemporary Art ; Seattle, Henry Art Gallery; Montreal, Musee d'art contemporain de Montreal; Victoria, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art and Brisbane, Queensland Art Gallery, Elusive Signs: Bruce Nauman Works with Light, January 2006-April 2008, pp. 32-33, 82 and 85 (illustrated).
London, Tate Modern and Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Bruce Nauman, October 2020-October 2021 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated).
Borås Konstmuseum, What is Political, Anyway?, November 1992-February 1993, pp. 70-71 (illustrated).
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía; Minneapolis, Walker Art Center; Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art; Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution and New York, Museum of Modern Art, Bruce Nauman, November 1993-May 1995, pp. 41, 86, 163, 178, no. 55 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated).
Milwaukee, Milwaukee Art Museum; Indianapolis Museum of Art; Miami, Museum of Contemporary Art ; Seattle, Henry Art Gallery; Montreal, Musee d'art contemporain de Montreal; Victoria, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art and Brisbane, Queensland Art Gallery, Elusive Signs: Bruce Nauman Works with Light, January 2006-April 2008, pp. 32-33, 82 and 85 (illustrated).
London, Tate Modern and Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Bruce Nauman, October 2020-October 2021 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated).
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