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Barbara Kruger (born January 26, 1945) is an American conceptual artist and collagist associated with the Pictures Generation. [1] She is most known for her collage style that consists of black-and-white photographs, overlaid with declarative captions, stated in white-on-red Futura Bold Oblique or Helvetica Ultra Condensed text. [2]
As is the case with much of Kruger's art, You Are Not Yourself is often interpreted with a feminist analysis. Critics have discussed the gendered implications of the image, noting that the woman's shattered reflection suggests the existence of women in society is inherently fragmented.
The Pictures Generation, 1974–1984 was an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) in New York City that ran from April 29 – August 2, 2009. [1] The exhibition took its name from Pictures, a 1977 five person group show organized by art historian and critic Douglas Crimp (1944–2019) at New York City's Artists Space gallery. [2]
The art world’s most revered purveyor of slogans has launched an audacious string of installations for her first big show in the capital for years, Liam James writes Barbara Kruger takes London ...
Collage (/ k ə ˈ l ɑː ʒ /, from the French: coller, "to glue" or "to stick together"; [1]) is a technique of art creation, primarily used in the visual arts, but in music too, by which art results from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole.
The 51st Venice Biennale, held in 2005, was an exhibition of international contemporary art.The Venice Biennale takes place biennially in Venice, Italy.Prizewinners included Barbara Kruger (lifetime achievement), [1] the French pavilion with Annette Messager (best national representation), Thomas Schütte (best in International Exhibition), and Regina José Galindo (best young artist).
Nosei is best known for being Jean-Michel Basquiat’s first art dealer and providing him with studio space in the basement of her gallery. From 1981 to 2006, the Annina Nosei Gallery represented or exhibited work by artists such as Barbara Kruger , Robert Longo , Ghada Amer , and Shirin Neshat .
Still, “Soviet Barbara” provides a stimulating glimpse at art attempting dialogue across cultural and political borders, only to find war is one thing that shuts down such conversations.