Bruce Nauman (Part 4 of 5, "Art:21")

Bruce Nauman - I don't really know what to say about him. His work is some of the strangest I've seen. He watches infrared videos of one of his rooms where mice come in and out every night. Their entries are so subtle that he advises you must not watch anything so you can be aware of everything. In other words, watch everything so you can observe what you seek when it is least expected. The only thing I saw from him that I would try to call art are his stairways. They are long and unecessary, set on gentle slopes that people could easily scale without them. But of course, they still do. The heights and lengths of the steps are uneven, so when someone walks on them, they can't produce a rhythm.














Untitled, 1998-99