I shot this little snipit of Bruce Nauman's piece when I was in Venice this summer. It was my favorite of all the works I saw that were included in the Biennial 2009.
Untitled
1970/2009
Bruce Nauman
American, born 1941
Video (color, stereo sound), continuous play
One video source, two video projectors, one stereo amplifier, two stereo speakers, 15 x 15 foot (4.6 x 4.6 m) rubber mat, tape
Dimensions variable
Courtesy Sperone Westwater, New York
© 2009 Bruce Nauman / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
This performance was conducted and recorded in February 2009, in the same room at the Exhibition Spaces at Università Ca’ Foscari as it is installed in Topological Gardens.
Production credits:
Director: Massimo Magrì
Assistant to the Director: Federica De Rocco
Production: Alberto Osella & Partners
Technical support: Movie People
Dancers: Carlotta Borasco, Elena Dell’Acqua, Irene Giubilini, and Monica Soccol
Choreographer: Silvia Salvagno