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Slow Angle Walk (Beckett Walk)

Bruce Nauman, Slow Angle Walk (Beckett Walk), 1968, 60 minutes, black & white, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.2, © 1968, Bruce Nauman. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY

Bruce Nauman, Slow Angle Walk (Beckett Walk), 1968, 60 minutes, black & white, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.2, © 1968, Bruce Nauman. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY

Bruce Nauman, Slow Angle Walk (Beckett Walk), 1968, 60 minutes, black & white, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.2, © 1968, Bruce Nauman. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY

Bruce Nauman, Slow Angle Walk (Beckett Walk), 1968, 60 minutes, black & white, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.2, © 1968, Bruce Nauman. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY

Bruce Nauman, Slow Angle Walk (Beckett Walk), 1968, 60 minutes, black & white, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.2, © 1968, Bruce Nauman. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY

Bruce Nauman, Slow Angle Walk (Beckett Walk), 1968, 60 minutes, black & white, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.2, © 1968, Bruce Nauman. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY

Bruce Nauman, Slow Angle Walk (Beckett Walk), 1968, 60 minutes, black & white, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.2, © 1968, Bruce Nauman. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY

Bruce Nauman, Slow Angle Walk (Beckett Walk), 1968, 60 minutes, black & white, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.2, © 1968, Bruce Nauman. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY

Copied Bruce Nauman, Slow Angle Walk (Beckett Walk), 1968, 60 minutes, black & white, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.2, © 1968, Bruce Nauman. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY

Artwork Details

Title: Slow Angle Walk (Beckett Walk)
Artist: Bruce Nauman
Date: 1968
Location: Not on view
Copyright: © 1968, Bruce Nauman. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY
Credit Line: Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company
Mediums: video
Mediums Description: 60 minutes, black & white, sound
Classifications: Media Arts
Keywords: Figure male
Recreation — leisure — strolling
Object Number: 2008.21.2
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2008.21.2

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