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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment

What was that all about?

Even art critics find Bruce Nauman's video, sculpture and sound work unsettling. What did gallery-goers at Tate Liverpool make of his new show?

Lisa Spence, 39, Manchester Make Me Think Me makes me wonder whether I can think for myself, or whether society's making me think in a certain way. Work, the piece with the two upside-down heads, is how we're all in this rat race.

Hannah Houghton, 17, Cumbria The films of him doing repetitive things, such as stomping around the studio, remind you of everyday life. He's trying to get out of a rut he's stuck in.

Roz Hyde, 26, Liverpool I'm dyslexic, and when I look at his word-play games it can take me a minute to get the joke. They take me back to when I was younger, when language was unintelligible for me.

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