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“Sign to hang when there is a war on”

Bruce Nauman, Raw War, 1968, 30 x 22", Pencil, colored pencil, and watercolor on paper

Inscribed: “WAR 1/ WAR 2/ WAR 3/ Sign to hang when there is a war on—/ This size or up to 6 feet long./ Sequence is 1 + 2 + 3 + off + 1 + 2 + 3 + off + 1 – etc. – About 1 sec or so moves ½ ½ sec. Or ½ sec or less flash on 1 then off then flash 2 then off then flash 3 then/ off and repeat etc./ ‘Off’ should be about 2 seconds or more.”

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