The first authorized monograph on the world-famous sculptor,
photographer, and video artist.
In Bruce Nauman The True Artist, Peter Plagens - a renowned
writer, critic, and author who has known Nauman for more than
forty years - delivers a personal and authoritative account
tracing Nauman?s entire career, from his youth in Fort Wayne,
Indiana, to his graduate work at the University of California,
and through to the present day. Plagens first met Nauman in
Pasadena, California, in 1970, where their studios were a block
apart and they played basketball together every Sunday. Since
then, Plagens has pursued a real understanding of his friend?s
art. The book chronicles Nauman?s process, from the creation of
works in his New Mexico studio to the organization, installation,
and reception of his exhibitions.