Walk with Contrapposto

Bruce Nauman, Walk with Contrapposto, 1968, 60 minutes, black & white, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.1, © 1968 Bruce Nauman. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY
Copied Bruce Nauman, Walk with Contrapposto, 1968, 60 minutes, black & white, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.1, © 1968 Bruce Nauman. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY

Artwork Details

Title
Walk with Contrapposto
Artist
Date
1968
Location
Not on view
Copyright
© 1968 Bruce Nauman. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY
Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company
Mediums
Mediums Description
60 minutes, black & white, sound
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture Interior
  • Figure — full length
Object Number
2008.21.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2008.21.1

Artwork Description

Bruce Nauman’s films and videotapes hold a prominent place in the history of media art. In Walk with Contrapposto, the camera’s perspective is fixed at the end of a narrowly constructed corridor. Nauman moves through the space, striking poses with each step. His manner and figurative gestures come to define the space through the body of the artist.


Watch This!: New Directions in the Art of the Moving Image, 2013

Exhibitions

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Watch This! New Directions in the Art of the Moving Image (3.0)
April 30, 2013–February 15, 2015
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Watch This! New Directions in the Art of the Moving Image is a series of rotating exhibitions drawn from SAAM’s permanent collection.