Art21 Extended Play

Teaching Bruce Nauman

by Ian Forster | Sep 20, 2013
Bruce Nauman riding horseback on his New Mexico ranch in August, 2000. Production still from the series Exclusive. © Art21, Inc. 2013. Cinematography by Bob Elfstrom.

Bruce Nauman riding horseback on his New Mexico ranch in August, 2000.
Production still from the series Exclusive. © Art21, Inc. 2013. Cinematography by Bob Elfstrom.

“A good teacher is like a good artist. They go right to the most difficult part of whatever’s going on…” —Bruce Nauman

In today’s Exclusive, filmed in August 2000, Bruce Nauman discusses two teachers who influenced his approach to horseback riding and art making: master horse trainer Ray Hunt and painter Wayne Thiebaud. Nauman explains how both men taught him “how to pay attention.” Nauman is shown on horseback at his New Mexico ranch, and walking up his outdoor installation Model (1998), a stairway embedded in the landscape of his property. Read more about Model in the Art21 interview “Bruce Nauman: Stairways.” Watch the video below.

Exclusive is supported, in part, by 21c Museum Hotel and individual contributors.

Contributor
As a producer and director, Ian Forster creates documentary content for Art21’s various digital and broadcast programs. Since joining the organization in 2009, he has worked on four seasons of Art in the Twenty-First Century and the Peabody Award-winning film William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible. Additionally, he has overseen the digital series Extended Play since 2012, producing over 100 short artist portraits. Forster created the online video series Artist to Artist in 2013, which has since featured artists in conversation with their peers at international biennials in Italy, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.

 

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