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title: "Playing with words"
date: 2016-11-11
last_modified: 2025-01-04T17:15:14+01:00
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url: "https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/bruce-nauman-wordplay-titles-work-artwork-literature-poem-giacometti-nauman-context-en/"
description: "Nauman loves wordplay. Whether through titles or in the work itself, it enables him to go beyond just the artwork."
image: "https://www.schirn.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Header_Bruce_Nauman_Poesie_Sprache_Schrift.jpg"
language: "en-US"
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# Playing with words