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8/9/2006

Bruce Nauman

NRW - Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft, Dusseldorf

Mental Exercises

Nauman had failed to levitate in his studio in 1966 but he never abandoned his attempt to locate states of equilibrium under conditions that defy the system of everyday perceptions. In 1973, no longer willing to make the effort of following his own hour-long instructions Nauman asked Tony and Elke to step in. Tony was to sink into the floor; Elke was to allow the floor to rise up over her face. It all ended badly. We see nothing on the videotape of what Nauman has reported to us of the effects of the exercises. Tony choked as his chest started to sink into the floor. He said later ‘I just tried to do it too fast and I was afraid I couldn’t get out’. Elke broke into a sweat and couldn’t breathe. Is this another failure?

Now visitors can share similar experience in the exhibition “Bruce Nauman - Mental Exercises" in NRW-Forum in Duesseldorf/Germany.

The exhibition combines two parts. One: Nauman’s exercises which were meant to change the body’s relation to its surroundings.and which include also “Performance Corridor" - first shown at the Whitney in 1969. Plus “Mental Exercises". Two: Nauman’s restage of the theme after 1985 with the substantial change, that no longer the artists plays the role but is replaced by actors or clowns. This part includes installations like “Double No", “Brrr ... Raw Material" and others.

NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft
Ehrenhof 2 - Dusseldorf

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