A contracuerpo: Bruce Nauman y la fenomenología

Abstract

This paper deals with the work of the american
artist Bruce Nauman, and its close relation to
phenomenology. In order to exhibit this
relation, we have chosen one of his works as a
sort of common thread: Lived-Taped Video
Corridor from 1970. We will first discuss
some corridor montages or similar within
Bruce Nauman’s work. We will then focus on
some recurring topics of his diverse production
which happen to be closely related to
phenomenology. Finally, we will undertake a
general reflection on the ontological status of
an art piece such as a montage and, more
specifically, that of the above mentioned
“Lived-Taped Video Corridor”. We shall then
reach issues such as what is, in this very case,
the art piece, and where and when does it
occur.