Bruce Nauman

Bound to Fail
1966–1967, printed 1970

A person is seen from behind, wearing a textured orange sweater that is cinched at the waist with a braided brown belt. The background is a solid teal color, providing a stark contrast to the warm tones of the sweater.

A person is seen from behind, wearing a textured orange sweater that is cinched at the waist with a braided brown belt. The background is a solid teal color, providing a stark contrast to the warm tones of the sweater.

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Date
1966–1967, printed 1970

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Chromogenic print

Dimensions
Sheet: 19 15/16 × 23 13/16in. (50.6 × 60.5 cm) Image (Sight): 19 1/4 × 23 3/16in. (48.9 × 58.9 cm)

Accession number
70.50.1

Series
Eleven Color Photographs

Edition
7/8

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© Bruce Nauman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/5706

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