Editing Bruce Nauman (section)

==Recognition==
[[File:Fifteen Pairs of Hands by Bruce Nauman (1996).JPG|thumb|right|''Fifteen Pairs of Hands'' (1996) in the collection of the [[National Gallery of Art]]]]

Bruce Nauman holds honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degrees from the [[San Francisco Art Institute]] and the [[California Institute of the Arts]]. His awards include:

* 1993 - [[Wolf Prize]] for his distinguished work as a sculptor and his extraordinary contribution to twentieth-century art
*1994 - the Wexner Prize<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=Bruce Nauman|url=https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/bruce-nauman|access-date=6 January 2021|website=guggenheim}}</ref>
* 1999 - Golden Lion of the [[Venice Biennale]].<ref name="Golden Lion Reference">{{cite web|title=Golden Lion Reference|url=http://www.labiennale.org/en/art/history/premi.html?back=true&back=true&back=true&back=true|access-date=2012-03-18}}</ref>
* 2004 - [[Praemium Imperiale]] for sculpture<ref>Susan King (June 9, 2004), [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jun-09-et-quick9.1-story.html Nauman wins $135,000 prize] ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''.</ref>
* 2008 - United States [[Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs]] (ECA) announced the selection of Bruce Nauman as the American representative to the [[2009 Venice Biennale]] where he won the prestigious Golden Lion.<ref name="Golden Lion Reference-2">{{cite web|title=Golden Lion Reference|url=http://www.labiennale.org/en/art/archive/exhibition/awards/awards.html?back=true&back=true|access-date=2012-03-18}}</ref>
* 2014 - [[Frederick John Kiesler#Legacy|Austrian Frederick Kiesler Prize for Architecture and the Arts]]<ref>"[https://www.kiesler.org/de/kiesler-preis-2014/ Kiesler-Preis 2014: Bruce Nauman]. Österreichische Friedrich und Lillian Kiesler-Privatstiftung. kiesler.org. Retrieved 2019-02-16.</ref><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213084514/http://www.kiesler.org/cms/index.php?lang=3&idcat=135&sid=e1a7b3a14e5e |archive-date=2017-12-13 |url=http://www.kiesler.org/cms/index.php?lang=3&idcat=135&sid=e1a7b3a14e5e |title=The prize-winner of the 9th Austrian Frederick Kiesler Prize for Architecture and the Arts: Bruce Nauman| publisher=Österreichische Friedrich und Lillian Kiesler-Privatstiftung. kiesler.org |access-date=2019-02-16}}</ref>
[[Time Magazine|''Time'']] named Nauman one of their 100 most influential people in 2004. In 2006, Artfacts.net ranked Nauman as number one among living artists, followed by [[Gerhard Richter]] and [[Robert Rauschenberg]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Art FACTS|url=http://www.artfacts.net/index.php?pageType=ranking&paragraph=4&living=1&order=0&switch=0&lang=1|access-date=2007-07-03|archive-date=2008-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228032200/http://www.artfacts.net/index.php?pageType=ranking&paragraph=4&living=1&order=0&switch=0&lang=1|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, [[Complex (magazine)|''Complex'']] ranked ''Wall-Floor Positions'' the 19th best work of performance art in history.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Eisinger|first=Dale|date=2013-04-09|title=The 25 Best Performance Art Pieces of All Time|url=https://www.complex.com/style/2013/04/the-25-best-performance-art-pieces-of-all-time/|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Complex|language=en}}</ref>