拍品专文
"It was very interesting for me when we made the tapes. I used professional actors. The man had done mostly live, stage acting, so he was much more generous and more open in his acting. She had done a lot of television acting, mostly daytime, like commercials and some soap-opera acting. So a lot of her acting is from her face. She didn't use her hands much and I liked that difference. What interests me is the line between others. Because they are actors, it's not autobiographical, it's not real anger, but pretending and they are pretty good at it, but maybe not really convincing. I like all these different levels, knowing and not knowing quite how to take the situation, how to relate to it."
-Bruce Nauman, 1986
I was a good boy. You were a good boy. We were good boys. That was good. I was a good girl. You were a good girl. We were good girls. That was good. I was a bad boy. You were a bad boy. We were bad boys. That was bad. I was a bad girl. You were a bad girl. We were bad girls. That was bad. I am a virtuous man. You are a virtuous man. We are virtuous men. This is virtue. I am a virtuous woman. You are a virtuous woman. We are virtuous women. This is virtue. I am an evil man. You are an evil man. We are evil men. This is evil. I am an evil woman. You are an evil woman. We are evil women. This is evil. I'm alive. You're alive. We're alive. This is our life. I live the good life. You live the good life. We live the good life. This is the good life. I have work. You have work. We have work. This is work. I play. You play. We play. This is play. I'm having fun. You're having fun. We're having fun. This is fun. I'm bored. You're bored. We're bored. Life is boring. I'm boring. You're boring. We're boring. This is boring. I have sex. You have sex. We have sex. This is sex. I love. You love. We love. This is our love. I hate. You hate. We hate. This is hating. I like to eat. You like to eat. We like to eat. This is eating. I like to drink. You like to drink. We like to drink. This is drinking. I like to shit. You like to shit. We like to shit. This is shitting. I piss. You piss. We piss. This is piss. I like to sleep. You like to sleep. We like to sleep. Sleep well. I pay. You pay. We pay. This is payment. I don't want to die. You don't want to die. We don't want to die. This is fear of death.
-Bruce Nauman, 1986
I was a good boy. You were a good boy. We were good boys. That was good. I was a good girl. You were a good girl. We were good girls. That was good. I was a bad boy. You were a bad boy. We were bad boys. That was bad. I was a bad girl. You were a bad girl. We were bad girls. That was bad. I am a virtuous man. You are a virtuous man. We are virtuous men. This is virtue. I am a virtuous woman. You are a virtuous woman. We are virtuous women. This is virtue. I am an evil man. You are an evil man. We are evil men. This is evil. I am an evil woman. You are an evil woman. We are evil women. This is evil. I'm alive. You're alive. We're alive. This is our life. I live the good life. You live the good life. We live the good life. This is the good life. I have work. You have work. We have work. This is work. I play. You play. We play. This is play. I'm having fun. You're having fun. We're having fun. This is fun. I'm bored. You're bored. We're bored. Life is boring. I'm boring. You're boring. We're boring. This is boring. I have sex. You have sex. We have sex. This is sex. I love. You love. We love. This is our love. I hate. You hate. We hate. This is hating. I like to eat. You like to eat. We like to eat. This is eating. I like to drink. You like to drink. We like to drink. This is drinking. I like to shit. You like to shit. We like to shit. This is shitting. I piss. You piss. We piss. This is piss. I like to sleep. You like to sleep. We like to sleep. Sleep well. I pay. You pay. We pay. This is payment. I don't want to die. You don't want to die. We don't want to die. This is fear of death.