"For us, the idea of having a work that has contradictions is very important—when, in affirming something, it includes itself and attacks itself. How can you put together all of these things that have nothing to do with each other? You use glue! Glue can be an idea, a word. You can use an ideological glue."
"Vices and Virtues," installation views (1983-1988)
"Vices and Virtues," installation views, 1983-1988
Neon tubing and clear glass tubing, mounted on aluminum support grid, height 84 inches
The Stuart Collection, University of California, San Diego. Purchase with funds from the Staurt Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts
Courtesy Sperone Westwater, New York, © Bruce Nauman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Neon tubing and clear glass tubing, mounted on aluminum support grid, height 84 inches
The Stuart Collection, University of California, San Diego. Purchase with funds from the Staurt Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts
Courtesy Sperone Westwater, New York, © Bruce Nauman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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