Bruce Nauman (b. 1941)
Bruce Nauman (b. 1941)

Double Poke in the Eye II

Details
Bruce Nauman (b. 1941)
Double Poke in the Eye II
signed 'B Nauman' (on a paper label affixed to the upper surface)
neon and white aluminum box
24 x 36 x 6¼ in. (61 x 91.4 x 15.8 cm.)
Executed in 1985. This work is number two from an edition of forty plus eight artist's proofs.
Provenance
Brooke Alexander Inc., New York
The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York
Literature
J. Silverthorne, "Bruce Nauman: Collaboration," Parkett, no. 10, September 1986, p. 16 (another from the edition illustrated).
N. Benezra, et. al., Bruce Nauman: exhibition catalogue and catalogue raisonné, exh. cat., Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, 1994, p. 294, no. 333 (another from the edition illustrated).
J.D. Ketner II, Elusive Signs: Bruce Nauman Works of Art, exh. cat., Milwaukee Art Museum, 2006, p. 78, no. 69 (another from the edition illustrated).
Exhibited
Cologne, Daniel Buchholz, Multiples, September-October 1987 (another from the edition exhibited).
New York, Leo Castelli Gallery, Art Against AIDS, June 1987 (another from the edition exhibited).
New York, Josh Baer Gallery, Schizophrenia, September 1987 (another from the edition exhibited).
Syracuse, Everson Museum of Art; Cincinnati, Contemporary Arts Center, New York, IBM Gallery of Science and Art and Miami, The Center for the Fine Arts, Digital Visions: Computers and Art, September 1987-September 1988, p. 144 (another from the edition exhibited).
Cleveland Museum of Art, Illuminations: The Art of Light, September-December 1987 (another from the edition exhibited).
Indianapolis Center for Contemporary Art, Herron Gallery, Welcome Back: Painting, Sculpture and Works on Paper by Contemporary Artists from Indiana, January-February 1988 (another from the edition exhibited).
New York, Kent Fine Art, Altered States, April-May 1988.
New York, Brooke Alexander Editions, Selected Prints 1960-1989, March-May 1989 (another from the edition exhibited).
Chicago, Donald Young Gallery Bruce Nauman: Prints 1970-89, September-October 1989, p. 127 (another from the edition exhibited).
New York, Hirschl and Adsler Modern, Multiples, May-June 1990 (another from the edition exhibited).
St. Louis, Washington University, Steinberg Hall, Bruce Nauman: Light Works, January-March 1993 (another from the edition exhibited).

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