Bruce Nauman
A source page for quotes linked to Bruce Nauman.
“In art, the only one who really knows whether what you've done is honest is the artist.”
“Pete and Repeat were sitting on a wall. Pete fell off. Who was left? Repeat.”
“I thought I might have to give up art, but I couldn't think of anything else to do.”
“It's just strange to think about...whether I'll be an artist or what I'll be doing.”
“If you really want to do it, you do it. There are no excuses.”
“And then what makes the work interesting is if you choose the right questions.”
“What I am really concerned about is what art is supposed to be - and can become.”
“If I was an artist, and I was in the studio, then whatever I was doing in the studio must be art.”
“My videos always involve some idea of a human being in a unusual situation-and what happens.”
“The true artist helps the world by revealing mystic truths.”
“I don't like to think about being an influence. It's embarrassing.”