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Bruce Nauman

The studio as a laboratory for discomfort.

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Clown Torture by Bruce Nauman
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Clown Torture

1987

Clowns scream, repeat jokes and fail at simple tasks across multiple monitors. Entertainment becomes psychological pressure.

The five in one idea

Nauman makes repetition expose the strangeness hidden inside ordinary movement, language and space.