
Raw-War
Bruce Nauman's *Raw-War* is a striking color lithograph printed on Arches paper that exemplifies the artist's fascination with the manipulative power of language and wordplay. The work presents the words "Raw" and "War" as mirror inversions of one another, highlighting how meaning can shift and reverse through simple rearrangement of letters. True to Nauman's conceptual practice, the piece transforms language itself into a visual and intellectual provocation, challenging the viewer to reconsider the relationship between words, perception, and meaning.
- Medium
- Lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, the full sheet.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
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Editions & Works on Paper
April 24, 2018
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