Setting a Good Corner Allegory Metaphor (2000)

The artist Bruce Nauman set the corner post of a fence on his ranch in Galisteo New Mexico one day and videotaped the process As the title of Setting a Good Corner Allegory Metaphor suggests Nauman sees this simple even mundane activity as an allegory and metaphor for other areas of life Maybe we are to see the work as a metaphor for making a work of art since Nauman has chosen to film it for display in a museum One of the key elements of the video is Naumans decision to show us the entire process He does not leave out the long digging scenes or edit the piece down to its most essential components