The large, bold artworks of barbara kruger assimilate words and images from the deluge of contemporary mass media. Alex alberro is virginia bloedel wright associate professor of art history at barnard college. Important art by barbara kruger untitled you invest in the divinity of the masterpiece 1982 for this early work kruger appropriated a portion of michelangelos renowned sistine chapel ceiling fresco notably the image of gods hand touching adams at the moment of creation. Barbara krugers untitled your body is a battleground is an aggressive, powerful work of art that compels the viewer to address the struggles that women face. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. How joseph cornell, barbara kruger, and 8 other artists. Barbara kruger was born on january in new jersey, u. Since the 1980s, barbara kruger has been widely considered one of the most important artists of her generation. Proclaimed as an artist that speaks truth to power by smithsonian magazine, barbara kruger is a conceptual artist known for her use of silkscreen prints which often overlay a direct and declarative caption.
The words and pictures of barbara kruger kate linker, barbara kruger on. She uses photographic prints, video, metals, cloth, magazines, and other materials to create pictures, collage and other works of art. Barbara kruger was born in newark, new jersey, in 1945. Barbara kruger is an artist who, since the late 1970s, has explored the power of image and text.
Mary boone gallery was founded in new york in 1977. The words and pictures of barbara kruger hardcover. This is the most comprehensive publication ever produced on the work of american artist barbara kruger. Barbara kruger predigital 1980 1992 march 18 april includes press release, selected works, press and associated artists. She started her career as a graphic designer and later. Summary of barbara kruger barbara kruger is best known for her silkscreen prints where she placed a direct and concise caption across the surface of a found photograph. Barbara kruger born january 26, 1945 is an american conceptual artist and collagist. Barbara krugers why are you here in 2020 barbara kruger. Barbara kruger is best known for her silkscreen prints where she placed a direct and concise caption across the surface of a found photograph. Barbara kruger is an american conceptual artist known for her combination of type and image that conveys a direct feminist cultural critique. Her writing has been published in the new york times, the village voice, esquire, and art forum. Published as an artists book, picturereadings 1979 foreshadows the aesthetic vocabulary kruger developed in her mature work. Barbara kruger was born in 1945, a remarkable figure of american feminist art and conceptual art.
Barbara kruger has published essays and social criticism that engage some of the same questions raised in her artwork. Forever in 20172018 at the gallerys berlin location. Apr 20, 2010 barbara kruger kruger, barbara, foster, hal, kwon, miwon, gever, martha, squiers, carol on. The book explores her work over the past thirty years, including many. International competitiveness and the balance of payments. Barbara kruger is one of the most respected conceptual artist in america today. Untitled you invest in the divinity of the masterpiece. Politics and power one of the most important and instantly recognizable artists of the 1970s, barbara krugers bold text art questions the coercive power and control of mass media and advertising. Power, cultures, and the world of appearances writing art sep 21, 1993. She is famous for her ability to blend black and white photographs with declarative captions.
As a young girl she wanted to become an architect, and that ambition has carried into her mature art as many of her works either have architectural elements or relate to the architecture in which they. After attending syracuse university, the school of visual arts, and studying art and design with diane arbus at parsons school of design in new york, kruger obtained a. Her prints from the 1980s cleverly encapsulated the era of reaganomics with tongueincheek satire. This site contains a store and shop, as well as many links of interest. The artist barbara kruger was an important thinker on postmodern and feminist issues. Museum of modern art at heide, melbourne by kruger, barbara and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Barbara kruger is an american artist who works with pictures and words. The juxtaposition of word and image in barbara kruger s highly recognizable work is derived from twelve years as a designer and photo editor for conde nast publications. After attending syracuse university, the school of visual arts, and studying art and design with diane. Kruger entered syracuse university in 1964, but returned home one year later after the passing of her father. Her photographs, largescale installations and immersive, multichannel video rooms address the viewer through an intensely spatialized visual display. Barbara kruger desire exists where pleasure is absent. Today, in addition to artists longassociated with the gallery ross bleckner, francesco clemente, barbara kruger, barry le va, keith sonnier the. Her bold works combining blackandwhite photography and whiteonred type have become icons of late 20th century art.
Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Kruger attended syracuse new york university and continued her training in 1966 at new york citys parsons school of design. Barbara kruger bio, age, art, awards, books, supreme. Your body is a battleground barbara kruger 1989 see more. Marrying pictures to words in a variety of media and sites, kruger raises issues of power politics, sexuality, and. She has written oped pieces for newspapers, she sits on boards of art organizations, and publishes books. Employing media effects and strategies, kruger creates her own sexual, social, and political messages, challenging the stereotypical ways mass media influences societys notions about gender roles, social relationships, and political issues. The words and pictures of barbara kruger, kruger describes her experience as a graphic designer as the biggest influence on my work, noting that it became, with a few adjustments, my work as an artist. Barbara kruger i shop therefore i am 1990 not on view between the late 1970s and the early 1980s, barbara kruger, working as a graphic designer for popular magazines, gained recognition in the art world for photobased images overlaid with blocks of text in a signature color scheme of black, white, and red. Barbara kruger biography childhood, life achievements.
The first gallery was a small ground floor space at the renowned soho address 420 west broadway. Barbara kruger was the only child in a lower middleclass family. Barbara kruger is an american conceptual artist best known for her black and white photographs overlaid with powerful captions. Nov 28, 2017 born on january 26, 1945 in newark, new jersey, kruger grew up in a lowermiddleclass jewish household. Barbara kruger, american artist who challenged cultural assumptions by manipulating images and text in her photographic compositions. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Barbara kruger is highly regarded as what might be called a crossover artist. Aug 14, 2015 in critic kate linkers 1990 book love for sale.
Barbara kruger art monographs and museum exhibition catalogs. Most of her work consists of blackandwhite photographs, overlaid with declarative captions, stated in whiteonred futura bold oblique or helvetica ultra condensed text. She later grafted parttime as a picture editor, and taught at institutions. Untitled, 1981 you construct intricate rituals which allow you to touch the skin of other men postcard. Barbara krugers artwork speaks truth to power arts. Marrying pictures to words in a variety of media and sites, kruger raises issues of power politics, sexuality, and representation. Enjoy the best barbara kruger quotes at brainyquote.
Barbara kruger s work has an integral place in the history of feminist, postmodern, and conceptual art. Barbara is a bold feminist who stands to address issues of identity, sexuality and cultural constructions of power with. In 1979, barbara kruger exhibited her first works combining appropriated photographs and fragments of superimposed text at p. Barbara kruger was born an only child in 1945, in newark, new jersey. Other barbara kruger art books include love for sale 1990 and money talks 2005. Why supremes misappropriation of barbara krugers art. Her first institutional show was staged in london, when iwona blazwick decided to exhibit her work at the institute of contemporary arts in 1983. Books barbara kruger photograph collage, advertising. Important art by barbara kruger with artwork analysis, influences, achievement, and overall contribution to the arts.
For forty years her work has had a broad influence on contemporary art, graphic design, and cultural discourse. Books barbara kruger photograph collage, advertising, slogans, art. Barbara kruger is an artist whose pictures and wordsengage issues of power, sex, money, difference, and death. Quotations by barbara kruger, american artist, born january 26, 1945. Barbara kruger s artwork speaks truth to power the mass media artist has been refashioning our idioms into sharpedged cultural critiques for three decadesand now brings her work to the hirshhorn. Metrocards with barbara kruger art are coming to new york city limitededition metrocards designed by barbara kruger will be randomly distributed to vending machines in.
Art barbara kruger photograph collage, advertising. Her departure would not be in vain as shed go on to do graphic design at conde nast until the mid70s. Connected with this, kruger dissects contemporary culture in her unique combinations of image and text, often targeting multiple oppressions or hypocrisies. Her works include photographic prints on paper and vinyl, etched metal this is the most comprehensive publication ever produced on the work of american artist barbara kruger. Among her most famous pieces are i shop, therefore i am and your body is a battleground 1985. Dec 07, 1999 this is the most comprehensive publication ever produced on the work of american artist barbara kruger. From the outset, the gallery was committed to showing the work of innovative young artists.
Best known for laying aggressively directive slogans over blackandwhite photographs that she finds in magazines, barbara kruger developed a visual language that was strongly influenced by her early work as a graphic designer at magazines including house and garden, mademoiselle, and aperture. Library fellows of the whitney museum of american art. Craig owens seated in barbara kruger s loft, new york, 1988. Barbara kruger exploring gender and identity widewalls. Barbara kruger born 1945 fuses picture and wordbased art to engage issues of power, pleasure, money, love and death. Npr coverage of barbara kruger by barbara kruger, hal foster. After attending syracuse universitys school of visual arts, and studying art and design with diane arbus at parsons school of design in new york, kruger obtained a design job at conde nast publications. Thinking of you by barbara kruger goodreads share book. Art books about barbara kruger, ryan mcginness, rob pruitt, robbie conal and 20th century chinese graphic design. Your body is a battleground arts the harvard crimson. The contemporary artist barbara kruger is a photographer who at times used a mixture of mediums to present her works of art.
Barbara kruger untitled, 1981 you construct intricate. Educated at the parsons school of design, kruger takes inspiration from mass media, with her art work often challenging consumerism, as well as bring attention to feminist thought. Metrocards with barbara kruger art are coming to new york. Find more works of this artist at best visual art database. Kruger, one of the most influential artists of the last three decades, uses pictures and words through a wide variety of media and sites to raise issues of power, sexuality, and representation. Kruger, barbara barbara kruger artist page with links to monographs, museum exhibition catalogs, criticism, catalogues raisonnes, related publications. Barbara kruger todays inspo comes from american conceptual artists barbara kruger. Barbara kruger 22 artworks design visual art encyclopedia. Barbara kruger has been active in the fields of video and audio installation, photography, sculpture, architecture, and graphic design, as well as in critical writing and curatorial work. She has had numerous solo and group shows and is currently professor of art in the department of art at ucla. Barbara kruger i shop therefore i am printed matter. Between the late 1970s and the early 1980s, barbara kruger, working as a graphic designer for popular magazines, gained recognition in the art world for photobased images overlaid with blocks of text in a signature color scheme of black, white, and red. She attended syracuse university, then the school of visual arts and finally the parsons school of design where she took courses with graphic designer and art director marvin israel and photographer diane arbus.
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