If most American cities are about the consumption of culture, Los Angeles and New York are about the production of culture - not only national culture but global culture. Barbara Kruger americanangelescity Change image and share on social
Although my art work was heavily informed by my design work on a formal and visual level, as regards meaning and content the two practices parted ways. Barbara Kruger artcontentdesign Change image and share on social
I like suggesting that 'we are slaves to the objects around us,' that 'plenty should be enough,' or that the 'buyer should beware,' within the context of conventional selling space. Barbara Kruger bewarebuyercontext Change image and share on social
The reason why bookstores are going out of business in the States is that people just can't focus on longer narratives now - even narrative film is in crisis in many ways, unless it's an adventure film. Barbara Kruger adventurebookstorebusiness share on social
I think there are different ways of being rigorous, and I am asking people to be as rigorous in their pleasure as in their criticism. Barbara Kruger criticismpeoplepleasure Change image and share on social
You know, one of the only times I ever wrote about art was the obituary of Warhol that I did for the Village Voice. Barbara Kruger artobituarytime Change image and share on social
There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives. Barbara Kruger everydaynessimportantlyinfluence Change image and share on social
I think there are lots of ways to make good work. You can throw big bucks at a project and make what some would call crap, or you can work very modestly with eloquently moving results. Barbara Kruger bigbuckcall Change image and share on social
I've never worked in advertising - my experience was as an editorial designer for magazines - but you could say, in the bigger picture, that magazines are vehicles for colour advertising. Barbara Kruger advertisebigcolour Change image and share on social
All the gossip and craziness becomes a kind of sustained narrative which, in turn, can become history. It's scary. Barbara Kruger crazinessgossiphistory Change image and share on social
