Bruce Nauman Quotes about Art

What is it that an artist does when he is left alone in his studio? My conclusion was that if I was an artist and I was in the studio, then everything I was doing in the studio should be art . . . . From that point on,

What is it that an artist does when he is left alone in his studio? My conclusion was that if I was an artist and I was in the studio, then everything I was doing in the studio should be art . . . . From that point on, art became more of an activity and less of a product.

Bruce Nauman

Art, Doe, Should

If I was an artist, and I was in the studio, then whatever I was doing in the studio must be art.

Bruce Nauman

Art, Artist, Studios

Bruce Nauman, Janet Kraynak (2005). “Please Pay Attention Please: Bruce Nauman's Words : Writings and Interviews”, p.194, MIT Press

When I was in art school, I thought art was something I would learn how to do, and then I would just do it. At a certain point I realized that it wasn't going to work like that. Basically, I would have to start over every day and figure out what art was going to be.

Bruce Nauman

Art, School, Figures