Do you know why language manifests itself the way it does in my work? It's because I understand short attention spans. Barbara Kruger attentionlanguagemanifest Change image and share on social
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
Women's art, political art - those categorisations perpetuate a certain kind of marginality which I'm resistant to. But I absolutely define myself as a feminist. Barbara Kruger absolutelyartcategorisation Change image and share on social
There's a moment of recognition. It's that white-light kind of stuff that just 'works.' I love that. And you know it when it happens, whether it's a movie, music, a building, a book. Barbara Kruger bookbuildkind Change image and share on social
I want people to be drawn into the space of the work. And a lot of people are like me in that they have relatively short attention spans. So I shoot for the window of opportunity. Barbara Kruger attentiondrawlot 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
Listen: our culture is saturated with irony whether we know it or not. Barbara Kruger cultureironylisten 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 think that every so-called history book and film biography should be prefaced by the statement that what follows is the author's rendition of events and circumstances. Barbara Kruger authorbiographybook Change image and share on social
I just say I'm an artist who works with pictures and words. Barbara Kruger artistpictureword Change image and share on social
