SWEET SUITE SUBSTITUTE

conceived 1968, fabricated 1982

Bruce Nauman

Associated Names
Bruce Nauman

Artist, American, born 1941

This is a photograph of a neon sign displaying the word "SUBSWEETE." The neon sign features bright, glowing letters in vibrant colors, including blue, red, and yellow. It is mounted against a dark background. The sign's design combines different colors for each portion, with the first three letters "SUB" lit in a gradient of yellow transitioning to blue, and the following letters "SWEETE" alternating between red and blue hues. The power cables of the neon sign are visible, hanging down from the bottom.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Konrad Fischer, Dusseldorf). sold to (Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York);[1] purchased 1985 by the Corcoran Gallery of Art; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.
[1] See notes by Corcoran curator, Jonathan P. Binstock, dated 23 August 2001, and the e-mail from Brenda Richardson to Binstock, dated 22 August 2001; in NGA curatorial files. Fischer was the artist's European dealer.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1982

  • Bruce Nauman: Neons, Baltimore Museum of Art, 1982-1983, no. 9, repro.

1984

  • [Bruce Nauman exhibition], Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles, 1984.

2006

  • Modern and Contemporary Art from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006-2007.

2010

  • Modern and Contemporary Art Since 1945, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2010-2012

Wikidata ID

Q63863811

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