Barbara Kruger
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Barbara Kruger is an American conceptual artist known for her bold, text-based works that combine black-and-white imagery with provocative slogans to critique consumerism, power, and gender politics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barbara Kruger canonical | 6 |
| Barbara Miles Kruger | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual artist
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feminist artist ⓘ human ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| artisticMedium |
graphic design
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installation ⓘ large-scale public art ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Kruger ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ feminist art ⓘ installation art ⓘ photomontage ⓘ |
| genre |
feminist art
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political art ⓘ social critique art ⓘ text-based art ⓘ |
| givenName | Barbara ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork |
"I shop therefore I am"
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"Untitled (Your gaze hits the side of my face)" ⓘ "We don't need another hero" ⓘ "Your body is a battleground" ⓘ large-scale text installations in public spaces ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
advertising aesthetics
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magazine layout design ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Conceptual art
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Feminist art movement ⓘ Postmodern art ⓘ |
| name | Barbara Kruger self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bold text-based artworks
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critiques of consumerism ⓘ critiques of gender politics ⓘ critiques of power structures ⓘ use of black-and-white photographic imagery with red and white text overlays ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
appropriation of commercial visual language for critical purposes
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critique of consumerist subjectivity ⓘ use of second-person address to confront the viewer ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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collage artist ⓘ conceptual artist ⓘ graphic designer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| usesVisualStyle |
appropriated mass-media imagery
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bold sans-serif typography ⓘ red, white, and black color scheme ⓘ |
| workFocusesOn |
consumer culture
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identity ⓘ mass media ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ politics of the body ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
Barbara Miles Kruger