Best known for laying aggressively directive slogans over black-and-white photographs that she finds in magazines, Barbara Kruger developed a visual language that was strongly influenced by her early work as a graphic designer (at magazines including House and Garden, Mademoiselle, and Aperture). Among her most famous pieces are I shop, therefore I am (1987) and Your body is a battleground (1985). Informed by feminism, Kruger's work critiques consumerism and desire, and has appeared on billboards, bus cards, posters and in public parks, train station platforms, and other public spaces. She has also created site-specific installations comprised of video, film, audio, and projection.
Barbara Kruger
Artists
- Andy Warhol
- Banksy
- Barbara Kruger
- Cerith Wyn Evans
- Christopher Wool
- Damien Hirst
- David Lachapelle
- George Condo
- Grayson Perry
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Jeff Koons
- Kate Moss
- KAWS
- Keith Haring
- Malcolm McLaren
- Marc Newson
- Mario Testino
- Maurizio Cattelan
- Richard Hamilton
- Richard Prince
- Ron Arad
- Sterling Ruby
- Takashi Murakami
- Tom Ford
- Tom Wesselmann
- Yoshitomo Nara