Media Art Net | Nauman, Bruce: Lip Sync

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Bruce Nauman, «Lip Sync», 1969
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Categories: Action

Works by Bruce Nauman:

Anthro-Socio Bouncing in the Corner #1 Live-Taped Video Corridor Perfect Balance (Pink Andrew with plug hanging with T.V.) Raw Material – BRRR Slow Angle Walk Video Surveillance Piece: Public Room, Private Room Violin Tuned D.E.A.D.

United States | 1 h | Participants: Bruce Nauman | Archive / Collection: ZKM Videosammlung, Karlsruhe

Bruce Nauman
«Lip Sync»

With the camera held upside down and focused in a close-up of the artist's mouth, Nauman's lips and tongue articulate the words «lip sync» as the audio track shifts in and out of sync with the video. The disjunction created between what is seen and heard keeps the viewer on edge, struggling to attach the sound of the words with the out-of-kilter movements of Nauman's mouth.

ZKM Videosammlung