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Bruce Nauman, American, b. 1941
Mold for a Modernized Slant Step, 1966
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Installed: 18 1/4 × 14 1/2 × 13 3/8 in. (46.4 × 36.8 × 34 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gerald S. Elliott Collection, 1995.70.a-b
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago
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