Exhibition through february 2019 the exhibition is on view at the museum of modern art through february 18 2019 and at moma ps1 through february 25 2019 bruce nauman has spent half a century inventing forms to convey both the moral hazards and the thrill of being alive employing a tremendous range of materials and working methods he reveals how mutable experiences of time space . Disappearing acts shows the life of a restless and obsessive mind reflecting on the role of the artist and the state of human vulnerability in a constricting incarcerative society bruce nauman pay attention 1973. Bruce nauman disappearing acts this retrospective helps us understand nauman as an artist who turns attention to himself his body and his image as an object of exploration in its relation to time place and history. The importance of being nauman bruce nauman disappearing acts is organized by a curatorial team led by kathy halbreich laurenz foundation curator and advisor to the director of the museum of modern art halbreich stated few artists are able to sustain this level of the relentless invention over a 50 year career nauman has spent half a . Bruce nauman all thumbs the hand is a conspicuous motif in bruce naumans oeuvre julia keller writes in bruce nauman disappearing acts published to accompany the career retrospective opening today at moma and moma ps1 in new york whether in drawings prints photographs casts or videos nauman repeatedly turns his hand into a focal point