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Human Nature/Life Death, (sculpture). Artist:  Nauman, Bruce, 1941- , sculptor. Title:  Human Nature/Life Death, (sculpture). Dates:  1983. Installed 1986. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: flashing neon tubing installed on glass wall of bus shelter. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 74 x 72 x 51 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  This circular sculpture conveys its message with four pairs of emotionally charged words: LIFE/DEATH, LOVE/HATE, PLEASURE/PAIN, and NATURE/ANIMAL NATURE which flash independently in a pattern that repeats every few minutes. Their visual impact is intensified by the outline of each word in several colors. The sculpture is meant to symbolize the circle of life. The piece is positioned behind the glass wall of the bus shelter. Subject:  Abstract Allegory -- Life Allegory -- Death Allegory -- Passion -- Love Allegory -- Passion -- Wrath Allegory -- Passion -- Joy Allegory -- Other -- Nature Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, Public Art Program, 78 East Washington, Chicago, Illinois 60602 Located State Street Mall CTA shelter, State & Madison Streets, Chicago, Illinois Remarks:  This work was funded by Chicago Sculpture International and was acquired for the City of Chicago with a 50,000 dollar Arthur Anderson and Company award. It was first seen on Chicago's State Street Mall in 1985 as part of a juried exhibition held concurrently with the Chicago International Art Exposition. IAS files contain transcription of text appearing next to sculpture on the glass wall of the bus shelter. References:  Gray, Mary Lackritz, "Department of Cultural Affairs Loop Sculpture Guide," Chicago: Department of Cultural Affairs, 1990, no. 16. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Gray, Mary Lackritz, "Department of Cultural Affairs Loop Sculpture Guide," Chicago: Department of Cultural Affairs, 1990, no. 16. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 87720003   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87720003 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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