Barbara Kruger: Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You

Barbara Kruger is an artist who has been exploring the hierarchies of power and control for five decades through her iconic and incisive art. This volume showcases her continuously evolving practice, featuring a range of striking images and site-specific works. Kruger is renowned for her use of direct address and her engagement with contemporary culture, making her one of the most incisive and courageous artists working today.

Format: Hardback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 28 April 2021
Publisher: Distributed Art Publishers

Since the mid-1970s, Barbara Kruger (born 1945) has been delving into the complexities of power and control through her art, which often combines visual and written language. In her distinctive graphic style, Kruger explores the intricacies of identity, desire, and consumerism that are woven into our daily lives. This comprehensive volume charts her ever-evolving practice, showcasing how she adapts her work to suit the specific moment, site, and context. The book features a diverse range of striking images, spanning from her analogue paste-ups of the 1980s to her digital productions of the recent past, including new works created specifically for the exhibition. Additionally, it showcases her unique works in vinyl, large-scale room wraps, multichannel videos, site-specific installations, and commissioned pieces. Furthermore, the book delves into how Kruger's site-specific works have been reimagined for each venue, and includes a section of reprinted texts curated by the artist. Renowned for her direct address and her deep engagement with contemporary culture, Kruger is considered one of the most insightful and daring artists working today. This volume explores how her images and words continue to hold profound resonance in a rapidly changing world.

Weight: 1282g
Dimension: 263 x 230 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781942884774