Barbara Kruger

Barbara Kruger
Born (1945-01-26) January 26, 1945 (age 79)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Education
Known forVisual art and graphic design
MovementFeminism, Pictures Generation
AwardsLeone D'Oro Venice Biennale
Goslarer Kaiserring

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 an Emerita Distinguished Professor of New Genres at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture.[5] In 2021, Kruger was included in Time magazine's annual list of the 100 Most Influential People.[6]

  1. ^ "Barbara Kruger, Ad Industry Heroine". Slate. July 19, 2000. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  2. ^ "Female Iconoclasts: Barbara Kruger". Artland Magazine. September 18, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "UCLA Department of Art | Faculty". www.art.ucla.edu. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "Barbara Kruger". PBS. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "UCLA Department of Art | Faculty". www.art.ucla.edu. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
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