Bruce Nauman Movies

  • 1968
    Stamping in the Studio

    Stamping in the Studio

    Stamping in the Studio

    01968HD

    From an inverted position, high above the floor, the camera records Nauman’s trek back and forth and across the studio; his stamping creates a...

    Stamping in the Studio
  • 1970
    Pulling Mouth

    Pulling Mouth

    Pulling Mouth

    01970HD

    This is one of the "Slo-Mo" series of films Nauman shot. Here he distorts his mouth with his fingers for the duration of the film in an inverted,...

    Pulling Mouth
  • 1968
    Walking in an Exaggerated Manner around the Perimeter of a Square

    Walking in an Exaggerated Manner around the Perimeter of a Square

    Walking in an Exaggerated Manner around the Perimeter of a Square

    01968HD

    In this silent film, Nauman walks around the perimeter of a large square marked off with masking tape. He shifts his hips exaggeratedly as he places...

    Walking in an Exaggerated Manner around the Perimeter of a Square
  • 1986
    Violent Incident: Man-Woman, Segment

    Violent Incident: Man-Woman, Segment

    Violent Incident: Man-Woman, Segment

    01986HD

    In this video work Bruce Nauman explores violence, gender and behaviour. Set around a simple middle class dining table, the scene quickly escalates...

    Violent Incident: Man-Woman, Segment
  • 2007
    Seven Easy Pieces

    Seven Easy Pieces

    Seven Easy Pieces

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    For Seven Easy Pieces Marina Abramovic reenacted five seminal performance works by her peers, dating from the 1960's and 70's, and two of her own,...

    Seven Easy Pieces
  • 1969
    Bouncing Balls

    Bouncing Balls

    Bouncing Balls

    01969HD

    In this film, Nauman bounces his testicles with one hand. Shot in extreme close-up, the work is perhaps an ironic reference to an earlier film...

    Bouncing Balls
  • 1967
    Flour Arrangements

    Flour Arrangements

    Flour Arrangements

    01967HD

    Flour Arrangements, a photo series showing Bruce Nauman pushing some piles of flour around on the floor. He uses his body by treating it like...

    Flour Arrangements
  • 1969
    Violin Tuned D.E.A.D

    Violin Tuned D.E.A.D

    Violin Tuned D.E.A.D

    01969HD

    In an earlier film, Playing A Note on the Violin While I Walk Around the Studio (Violin #1), Nauman played a single note on the violin as he walked...

    Violin Tuned D.E.A.D
  • 2001
    Test Tape Fat Chance John Cage

    Test Tape Fat Chance John Cage

    Test Tape Fat Chance John Cage

    02001HD

    Seven screens show videos of as many places in Bruce Nauman's studio during the summer of 2000. He filmed these slices of night life with an infrared...

    Test Tape Fat Chance John Cage
  • 1969
    Gauze

    Gauze

    Gauze

    01969HD

    In this film, Nauman, bit by bit, pulls five or six yards of gauze from his mouth. Along with Black Balls and Pulling Mouth, it is one of the...

    Gauze
  • 2015
    Contrapposto Studies, I through VII

    Contrapposto Studies, I through VII

    Contrapposto Studies, I through VII

    02015HD

    This exhibition presents a new work by Bruce Nauman, Contrapposto Studies, I through VII, which continues the artist's exploration of video, sound,...

    Contrapposto Studies, I through VII
  • 2010
    For Beginners (all the combinations of the thumb and finger)

    For Beginners (all the combinations of the thumb and finger)

    For Beginners (all the combinations of the thumb and finger)

    02010HD

    HD video installation (color, stereo sound), continuous play, two HD video sources, two HD video projectors, four speakers

    For Beginners (all the combinations of the thumb and finger)
  • 1973
    Elke Allowing the Floor to Rise Up Over Her, Face Up

    Elke Allowing the Floor to Rise Up Over Her, Face Up

    Elke Allowing the Floor to Rise Up Over Her, Face Up

    01973HD

    In 1969 Nauman had devised a set of mental exercises in which a live performer was to concentrate on sinking into the floor or allowing the floor to...

    Elke Allowing the Floor to Rise Up Over Her, Face Up
  • 1969
    Black Balls

    Black Balls

    Black Balls

    01969HD

    In this film, Nauman applies black makeup to his testicles. The action was recorded with an industrial high-speed camera capable of shooting between...

    Black Balls
  • 1969
    Lip Sync

    Lip Sync

    Lip Sync

    01969HD

    An upside-down close-up of the artist’s mouth, Nauman repeats the words “lip sync” as the audio track shifts in and out of sync...

    Lip Sync
  • 1973
    Tony Sinking into the Floor, Face Up, and Face Down

    Tony Sinking into the Floor, Face Up, and Face Down

    Tony Sinking into the Floor, Face Up, and Face Down

    01973HD

    In this videotape, a companion to Elke..., the actor's task was to imagine himself sinking into the floor. The resulting images portray him stretched...

    Tony Sinking into the Floor, Face Up, and Face Down
  • 1968
    Violin Film #1 (Playing The Violin As Fast As I Can)

    Violin Film #1 (Playing The Violin As Fast As I Can)

    Violin Film #1 (Playing The Violin As Fast As I Can)

    01968HD

    Violin Film #1 (Playing the Violin as Fast as I Can), is one of several 1967-68 films featuring Nauman's violin-playing, in which the production of...

    Violin Film #1 (Playing The Violin As Fast As I Can)
  • 1987
    No, No

    No, No

    No, No

    01987HD

    “Two color monitors placed in the window played one of Nauman’s most recent videos, that of a clown jumping up and down shouting...

    No, No
  • 2000
    Setting a Good Corner (Allegory & Metaphor)

    Setting a Good Corner (Allegory & Metaphor)

    Setting a Good Corner (Allegory & Metaphor)

    02000HD

    The artist Bruce Nauman set the corner post of a fence on his ranch in Galisteo, New Mexico, one day and videotaped the process. As the title of...

    Setting a Good Corner (Allegory & Metaphor)
  • 1968
    Pinchneck

    Pinchneck

    Pinchneck

    01968HD

    Experimental short by Bruce Nauman.

    Pinchneck