Bruce Conner

- Introduction
- Bruce Conner (November 18, 1933 – July 7, 2008) was an American artist who worked with assemblage, film, drawing, sculpture, painting, collage, and photography.
- Wikidata
- Q991589
- Introduction
- American artist active in San Francisco was first known for his assemblages made of discarded and seemingly decaying objects. He studied at Wichita University and the University of Nebraska, Lincoln where he received a BFA 1956. He also studied at Brooklyn Art School, and the University of Colorado. He was a prolific filmmaker, and was a pioneer in the use of "found footage." Most of his films are constructed from images shot by others and cut to new soundtracks, including popular or underground music. His film "Crossroads" was made entirely with official footage shot of a hydrogen bomb test in the Bikini Atoll set to a soundtrack by Terry Riley. Many of his films are considered precursors to what would become the music video genre. In the 1960s, Conner began making highly detailed ink drawings, referred to as the Mandala Series. In the 1970s and 1980s, concurrent with his filmmaking, he would create two-dimensional collages from 18th and 19th century etchings. He created large-scale photograms of human figures, and a series of black and white photographs documenting underground music in San Francisco during the late 1970s. His later work often incorporated obsessively created inkblots on paper, made with an accordion fold technique.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Assemblage Artist, Collagist, Mixed-Media Artist, Photographer, Sculptor
- Names
- Bruce Conner, Bruce G. Conner, Bruce Guldner Conner, Emily Feather
- Ulan
- 500116235
Exhibitions
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410: At the Border of Art and Life
Oct 21, 2019–Sep 20, 2020
MoMA
Collection gallery
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The Long Run
Nov 11, 2017–May 5, 2019
MoMA
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BRUCE CONNER: IT’S ALL TRUE
Jul 3–Oct 2, 2016
MoMA
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A World of Its Own: Photographic Practices in the Studio
Feb 8–Nov 2, 2014
MoMA
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Artist’s Choice: Trisha Donnelly
Nov 9, 2012–Jul 28, 2013
MoMA
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Bruce Conner has
29 exhibitionsonline.
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Bruce Conner A MOVIE 1958
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Bruce Conner The Box 1960
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Bruce Conner CHILD 1959-60
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Bruce Conner BLACK DAHLIA 1960
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Bruce Conner 23 KENWOOD AVENUE (1963)
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Bruce Conner UNTITLED (LANDSCAPE) (1964)
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Bruce Conner Mandala 1965
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Bruce Conner Untitled 1965
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Bruce Conner Untitled 1965
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Bruce Conner Untitled 1965
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Bruce Conner Rain 1965
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Bruce Conner Landscape 1965
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Bruce Conner Green Line 1965
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Bruce Conner Untitled 1965
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Bruce Conner Sunset Strip 1965
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Bruce Conner Landscape 1965
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Bruce Conner This Space Reserved for June Wayne 1965
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Bruce Conner Cancellation 1965
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Bruce Conner Jelly Fish April 12-28, 1965
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Bruce Conner Thumb Print 1965
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Bruce Conner ROOM 1966
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Bruce Conner UNTITLED September 1, 1966
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Bruce Conner BOOKPAGE September 29, 1966
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Bruce Conner LOOKING FOR MUSHROOMS 1959–1967
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Clovis Trouille, George Reavey, Bernard Pfriem, Meret Oppenheim, Lee Lozano, Ray Johnson, Alain Jacquet, Marcia Herscovitz, Bruce Conner, Nicolas Calas, Marcel Duchamp, Various Artists S.M.S. No. 2 1968
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Bruce Conner Legal Tender from S.M.S. No. 2 1968
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Bruce Conner UNTITLED (34 CARL STREET, SAN FRANCISCO) January 27, 1968
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Bruce Conner Cards 1970
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Bruce Conner 100 Series: #128 APPLAUSE 1970
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Bruce Conner Angel Arms 1973
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Bruce Conner Dennis Hopper One Man Show, Volume I, Volume II, Volume III 1971–73
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Bruce Conner UNTITLED DRAWING #2 July 31, 1974
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Bruce Conner PRINTS 1974
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Bruce Conner INKBLOT DRAWING August 24, 1975
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Bruce Conner CROSSROADS 1976
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Bruce Conner BOMBHEAD 1989
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Bruce Conner Inkblot Drawing 1990
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Bruce Conner CARDINALE GIBBONS, ARCHBISHOP OF BALTIMORE, JULY 27, 1990 1990
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Bruce Conner The Adventures of a Novel in Four Chapters 1991
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Bruce Conner Frontispiece (folio 3) from The Adventures of a Novel in Four Chapters 1991
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Bruce Conner Half title page (folio 5) from The Adventures of a Novel in Four Chapters 1991
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Bruce Conner In-text plate (folio 7) from The Adventures of a Novel in Four Chapters 1991
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Bruce Conner In-text plate (folio 8) from The Adventures of a Novel in Four Chapters 1991
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Bruce Conner In-text plate (folio 10) from The Adventures of a Novel in Four Chapters 1991
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Bruce Conner In-text plate (folio 11) from The Adventures of a Novel in Four Chapters 1991
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Bruce Conner Plate (folio 12) from The Adventures of a Novel in Four Chapters 1991
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Bruce Conner In-text plate (folio 13) from The Adventures of a Novel in Four Chapters 1991
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Bruce Conner In-text plate (folio 14) from The Adventures of a Novel in Four Chapters 1991
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