“Barbara Kruger (born January 26, 1945) is an American conceptual artist and collagist associated with the Pictures Generation.[1] She is most known for her collage style that consists of black-and-white photographs, overlaid with declarative captions, stated in white-on-red Futura Bold Oblique or Helvetica Ultra Condensed text.[2]
The phrases in her works often include pronouns such as “you”, “your”, “I”, “we”, and “they”, addressing cultural constructions of power, identity, consumerism, and sexuality. Kruger’s artistic mediums include photography, sculpture, graphic design, architecture, as well as video and audio installations.[3]
Kruger lives and works in New York and Los Angeles.[4] She is a Distinguished Professor of New Genres at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture.[5]“
“Barbara Kruger.” WikiArt, http://www.wikiart.org/en/barbara-kruger. Accessed 12 Dec. 2021.
Links:
- Art History Archive – Feminist Art
- Barbara Kruger at Moma
- Barbara Kruger Artworks
- Love for Sale – book by Kate Linker