Barbara Kruger

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View works. Barbara Kruger, Surveillance Is Your Busywork, 1980
Surveillance Is Your Busywork, 1980
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'Art is as heavy as sorrow, as light as a breeze, as bright as an idea, as pretty as a picture, as funny as money, and as fugitive as fraud!'

 
Barbara Kruger is an American conceptual artist known for her provocative text and image collages that challenge societal norms and address cultural issues. Her bold, graphic works often feature black-and-white photographs overlaid with assertive text in striking white-on-red Futura bold type, creating a compelling visual impact. Kruger's art, which critiques consumerism, identity, and sexuality, has been influential in feminist and conceptual art movements. Her distinctive style makes her prints highly sought after by collectors and art enthusiasts alike.

 

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Biography
Barbara Kruger

Conceptual artist Barbara Kruger rose to prominence in the 1980s for prints that juxtaposed black-and-white found photographs with bold, invented texts.

 

In her most famous works, she prints wry and earnest slogans—'I shop therefore I am' and 'Your body is a battleground,' for example—in thick, white Futura lettering against red text boxes that offset cryptic images from magazines and other mass-media sources.

 

In 1982, Kruger represented the United States at the Venice Biennale, and in 2005, she was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. She has also shown at Documenta and the Whitney Biennial.

 

Kruger has enjoyed solo exhibitions at some of the world’s most prestigious museums and created site-specific installations for the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. A keen sense of social engagement pervades all Kruger’s work, which has also appeared on billboards, bus cards, posters, and train station platforms, as well as in parks and other public spaces.