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
If I bring up political power, personal power, it sounds like they're my terms, and they're not. Barbara Kruger bringpersonalpolitical Change image and share on social
Direct address has been a consistent tactic in my work, regardless of the medium that I'm working in. Barbara Kruger addressconsistentdirect Change image and 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
Listen: our culture is saturated with irony whether we know it or not. Barbara Kruger cultureironylisten Change image and share on social
I've always thought that it's good to watch the news to find out what everybody else is looking at and believing, if only because that's how consensus is constructed. Barbara Kruger believeconsensusconstruct Change image and share on social
Teaching at university isn't like teaching in an art school. Barbara Kruger artschoolteach Change image and share on social
I think that art is still a site for resistance and for the telling of various stories, for validating certain subjectivities we normally overlook. I'm trying to be affective, to suggest changes, and to resist what I feel are the tyrannies of social life on a certain level. Barbara Kruger affectiveartfeel share on social
I think what I'm trying to do is create moments of recognition. To try to detonate some kind of feeling or understanding of lived experience. Barbara Kruger createdetonateexperience Change image and share on social
I didn't finish college; my parents didn't graduate college - we didn't have a pot to piss in. I'm from Newark, New Jersey. I had to work. I didn't think it would be possible for me to be an artist without having a job. Barbara Kruger artistcollegefinish share on social
