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2008 · Cut and pasted found, intaglio printed papers on paper
7 1/4 × 6 9/16 in. (18.4 × 16.7 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Bruce Conner
1933–2008
McPherson, KS, USA
PhotographyPhotography
Representation
None documented
6
Institutional Exhibitions
30
Works in Collection
94
Assets Indexed
15
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Publications Referenced
90%
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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The Artist as Adversary
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1971
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Tamarind: Homage to Lithography
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1969
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Members Collect
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1967
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Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1961–1962
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The Art of Assemblage
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1961
About
Why this artist matters now
Bruce Conner was an American artist who worked across assemblage, film, photography, drawing, and collage, creating a practice rooted in the visual debris and institutional critique of postwar culture. His work, represented by Paula Cooper, combines found materials and archival processes to construct complex commentaries on memory, image-making, and the relationship between chance and intention. Working from the 1950s onward, Conner treated the artist's studio as a site of radical recombination, refusing distinction between media. His photographs, films, and three-dimensional works share a conceptual rigor beneath their apparent chaos, grounded in careful formal observation.
Source: Paula Cooper · Trust score: 100% · Updated 2mo ago
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Whitney Museum of American Art
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Education
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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University of Colorado Boulder
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Wichita State University
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Wichita East High School
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Auction History
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artsy | May 2026 | $800 – $1,200 | Unsold | |
| Rago | Oct 2025 | $2,000 – $3,000 | Unsold | |
| Rago | Oct 2025 | $6,000 – $8,000 | Unsold |
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