A Rose Has No Teeth: Bruce Nauman's Formative Years April 7, 2007

Among the most influential artists working today, Bruce Nauman spent his formative years in Northern California before departing for Southern California in late 1969. It was during this period that he instigated many of his ground-breaking practices, such as creating sculpture in fiberglass, polyester resin and other non-traditional materials. It was also at this time that he made virtually all of his landmark early films and videos as well as his first photographs, holographs and sound works. 'A Rose Has No Teeth' presents the full range of Nauman's work from this extremely productive and fertile early period, and represents a rare and remarkable opportunity to fully explore Nauman's development, as well as his important influence on artists in the Bay Area and the burgeoning conceptual art movement of the time.