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Bruce Nauman — Raw-War
Bruce Nauman

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.

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April 24, 2018

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Bruce Nauman, 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.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Print, Word Play, Thought Provoking, 20th Century, Bold Colors, Male Artist, Text Art, Conceptual Art, Printmaking, Language Art, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Provocative, Palindrome, Lithograph, Abstract, Text-Based Art

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