“I am aware how foolhardy it is to try to prove anything about [Bruce] Nauman’s work, since his pursuit of truth crisscrosses, even depends upon deception, his abiding commitment to deception. Perhaps the true artist, as defined by Nauman, is at least a partial illusionist. He uses lies forthrightly to introduce an unsettling elusiveness, leaving things open to multiple, often conflicted understandings. Freedom, he teaches us, can originate from uncertainty, as it mitigates against orthodoxy. Nauman’s act may be construed as a gentle way to expose us, in an ultimately unthreatening manner, to a not so gentle reality. Maybe that’s what true art does.” —Kathy Halbreich, “Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts” @themuseumofmodernart & @momaps1 #brucenauman #disappearingacts #kathyhalbreich https://www.instagram.com/p/BpHuX6Pnbiz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=v0nofd0x88e8
