Film

Manipulating the T-Bar

Name: Manipulating the T-Bar
Director: Bruce Nauman
Released: 1966

1966 · Dir. Bruce Nauman

Nauman shot two films in 1965, and despite their rudimentary execution they make a compelling diptych. Manipulating the T-Bar (1965) shows the artist delineating what would become his basic studio practice, arranging and rearranging a sculptural form within the constrained architectural parameters of the studio. Film of an actor pretending to be myself making a tape of the sound effects for the film “Manipulating the T-Bar,” on the other hand, introduces what would become Nauman’s consistent artistic persona: the absent presence.

Released: 1966-01-01
Runtime: 10 min
Language: EN