Manipulating the TBar (1966)

Nauman shot two films in 1965 and despite their rudimentary execution they make a compelling diptych Manipulating the TBar 1965 shows the artist delineating what would become his basic studio practice arranging and rearranging a sculptural form within the constrained architectural parameters of the studio Film of an actor pretending to be myself making a tape of the sound effects for the film Manipulating the TBar on the other hand introduces what would become Naumans consistent artistic persona the absent presence