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Barbara Kruger: thinking of you, I mean me, I mean you

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    • Thinking of you, I mean me, I mean you
    • Thinking of me

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"Since the mid-1970s, Barbara Kruger (born 1945) has been interrogating consumer culture in works that often combine visual and written language. In her singular graphic style, Kruger probes aspects of identity, desire and consumerism that are embedded in our everyday lives. This volume traces her continuously evolving practice to reveal how she adapts her work in accordance with the moment, site and context. The book features a range of striking images--from her analogue paste-ups of the 1980s to digital productions of the last two decades, including new works produced on the occasion of the exhibition. Also featured are singular works in vinyl, her large-scale room wraps, multichannel videos, site-specific installations and commissioned works. The book also showcases how Kruger's site-specific works have been reconceived for each venue, and includes a section of reprinted texts selected by the artist. Renowned for her use of direct address and her engagement with contemporary culture, Kruger is one of the most incisive and courageous artists working today. This volume explores how her pictures and words remain urgently resonant in a rapidly changing world"--Provided by publisher.

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    • Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
    • New York: DelMonico Books·D.A.P., 2021

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    • 194288477X
    • 9781942884774

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    • "This catalogue was originally scheduled for release in conjunction with the exhibition Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You. at the Art Institute of Chicago on November 1 2020; however, in the wake of the COVID-19 global pandemic and the closure of our respective museums in March 2020, this exhibition, like many, was postponed by several months"--Page 16.
    • Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Art Institute of Chicago, 25 April-23 August 2021; at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 3 October 2021-22 May 2022; and at the Museum of Modern Art, 2 July 2022-2 January 2023.
    • "Special syllabus section with introduction by Rebecca Morse."

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