But I really resist categories – that naming is a closing down of meaning. 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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I have frequently said, and I will repeat again, in the manner of any well-meaning seriality, that I'm interested in mixing the ingratiation of… — Barbara Kruger Copy Share Image
I'm trying to deal with ideas about histories, fame, hearsay, and how public identities are constructed. — Barbara Kruger Copy Share Image
I like suggesting that ‘we are slaves to the objects around us,’ that ‘plenty should be enough,’ or that the ‘buyer should beware,’ within… — Barbara Kruger Copy Share Image
Money talks. It makes art. It determines what food we eat, whether we are cured or die, and what shoes we wear. — Barbara Kruger Copy Share Image
It's good to keep in mind that prominence is always a mix of hard work, eloquence in your practice, good timing and fortuitous social… — Barbara Kruger Copy Share Image
Direct address has been a consistent tactic in my work, regardless of the medium that I'm working in. — Barbara Kruger Copy Share Image
Prominence is cool, but when the delusion kicks in it can be a drag. Especially if you choose to surround yourself with friends and… — Barbara Kruger Copy Share Image
I want people to be drawn into the space of the work. And a lot of people are like me in that they have… — Barbara Kruger Copy Share Image
I believe that who we are, and consequently the work that we make, whether we're visual artists or writers or journalists or filmmakers, is… — Barbara Kruger Copy Share Image
