Born in Indiana in 1941, Bruce Nauman is one of the most influential conceptual artists of the past century. His multidisciplinary practice spans sculpture, video, performance, neon and sound, unified by an inquiry into the body, perception and language. Nauman often employs repetition, discomfort and absurdity to confront viewers with their own presence and behaviour. His minimalist yet psychologically charged works challenge the conventions of art-making itself, suggesting that the artist’s role is to test the boundaries of meaning and experience.
