One Hundred Live and Die
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One Hundred Live and Die is a large-scale neon text installation by Bruce Nauman that repetitively juxtaposes phrases about living and dying to explore language, mortality, and human experience.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| One Hundred Live and Die canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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installation art ⓘ neon text installation ⓘ |
| artForm |
light art
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text art ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | minimal text with maximal sensory impact ⓘ |
| color | multicolored neon ⓘ |
| creator | Bruce Nauman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorBirthName | Bruce Nauman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| depicts |
phrases about dying
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phrases about living ⓘ |
| explores |
banality and intensity of everyday phrases
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emotional impact of language ⓘ psychological effect of light and text ⓘ repetition as a conceptual device ⓘ tension between life and death ⓘ |
| format | text-based artwork ⓘ |
| genre | conceptual art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
flashing light sequences
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multi-colored neon tubes ⓘ neon text phrases ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| intendedEffectOnViewer |
emotional ambivalence between humor and anxiety
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heightened awareness of mortality ⓘ reflection on everyday language ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lightingEffect |
alternating illumination
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flashing ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
death
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existential themes ⓘ human experience ⓘ language ⓘ life ⓘ mortality ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| medium |
glass tubing
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metal framework ⓘ neon ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
immersive visual experience
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large physical scale ⓘ repetitive juxtaposition of live and die phrases ⓘ use of commercial neon signage aesthetics ⓘ |
| structure | grid-like arrangement ⓘ |
| title | One Hundred Live and Die NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | electric light ⓘ |
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