Bruce Nauman: The True Artist Helps the World by Revealing Mystic Truths (Window or Wall Sign), 1967; neon tubing with clear glass tubing suspension frame; 59 x 55 x 2 in.; artist’s proof; collection of the artist; courtesy of Sperone Westwater, New York. © 2006 Bruce Nauman/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.

BERKELEY, CA.- The University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) is proud to present A Rose Has No Teeth: Bruce Nauman in the 1960s, a major exhibition of early work by Bruce Nauman, one of the most influential artists working today. The exhibition is the first ever to focus on the years Nauman lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, and features the full range of his work from the 1960s, when he laid the foundation for all of his subsequent, ground-breaking work in sculpture, performance, and film and video ar. (courtesy www.Artdaily.org)

Bruce Nauman: A Rose Has No Teeth (Lead Tree Plaque), 1966; lead; 7-1/2 x 8 x 2-1/4 in.; Daros Collection, Switzerland. © 2006 Bruce Nauman/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.