Bruce Nauman: Topological Gardens - Tapa dura

Exceptional hardback copy. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap. ; 240 pages; One of the most complex and fascinating artists, Bruce Nauman (b 1941) has assembled a mesmerizing body of work that encompasses video, installation, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and neon. This work explores the interconnections among several specific themes that have recurred prominently throughout four decades of Nauman's work. 240 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm. Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and presented in collaboration with the Universita Iuav di Venezia and the Universita Ca Foscari di Venezia. Catalog of an exhibition for the official United States entry in the 53rd International Art Exhibition -- La Biennale de Venezia held at the U.S. Pavilion at the Giardini della Biennale, Venice, June 7-November 22, 2009; Universita Iuav di Venezia at Tolentini, June 7-October 18, 2009; and Exhibition Spaces at Universita Ca Foscari, June 7-October 18, 2009. "For more information on the exhibition, see www.naumaninvenice.org." --T.p. verso.