Bruce Nauman, Run from Fear, Fun from Rear, 1972
Images of Bruce Nauman, Run from Fear, Fun from Rear

- 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.
Run from Fear, Fun from Rear, 1972
Neon
Part a: 8 × 46 × 2 ¼ in. (20.3 × 116.8 × 5.7 cm) part b: 7 ¼ × 44 ½ × 2 ¼ 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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