I think that designers have an incredibly broad creative repertoire. They solve. They create images of perfection for any number of clients. I could never do that. I'm my client. That's the difference between an artist and a designer; it's a client relationship. Barbara Kruger artistbroadclient share on social
What makes the production of my work so expensive? The whole installation thing - the construction, the objects, the technology. It really adds up. Barbara Kruger addconstructionexpensive Change image and share on social
I always say that I'm an artist who works with pictures and words, so I think that the different aspects of my activity, whether it's writing criticism, or doing visual work that incorporates writing, or teaching, or curating, is all of a single cloth, and I don't make any separation in terms of those practices. Barbara Kruger activityartistaspect share on social
I'm living my life, not buying a lifestyle. Barbara Kruger buylifelifestyle 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
Money talks. It starts rumors about careers and complicity and speaks of the tragedies and triumphs of our social lives. Barbara Kruger careercomplicitylive Change image and share on social
I feel uncomfortable with the term public art, because I'm not sure what it means. If it means what I think it does, then I don't do it. I'm not crazy about categories. Barbara Kruger artcategorycrazy 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
I'd always been a news junkie, always read lots of newspapers and watched the Sunday morning news shows on TV and felt strongly about issues of power, control, sexuality and race. Barbara Kruger controlfeltissue 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