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Images of Bruce Nauman, Run from Fear, Fun from Rear Two neon signs illuminate a dark room. The first reads, "Run from Fear" while underneath the seco... Short Two neon signs illuminate a dark room. The first reads, "Run from Fear" while underneath the second reads, "Fun from Rear."Short Two rows of neon text read, "RUN from FEAR" in yellow, and, "FUN from REAR" in red.
Bruce Nauman American, b. 1941 Run from Fear, Fun from Rear , 1972 Neon Part a: 8 × 46 × 2 1/4 in. (20.3 × 116.8 × 5.7 cm) part b: 7 1/4 × 44 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (18.4 × 113 × 5.7 cm) Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago , Gerald S. Elliott Collection , 1995.72.a-b Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago
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