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You know, one of the only times I ever wrote about art was the obituary of Warhol that I did for the Village Voice.

~Barbara Kruger

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Warhol's images made sense to me, although I knew nothing at the time of his background in commercial art. To be honest, I didn't think about him a hell of a lot.

~Barbara Kruger

Topics: About Although Art Background Commercial Hell Him His Honest Images Knew Lot Made Me Nothing Sense Think Time To Be Honest Warhol

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Although my art work was heavily informed by my design work on a formal and visual level, as regards meaning and content the two practices parted ways.

~Barbara Kruger

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I've always thought that it's good to watch the news to find out what everybody else is looking at and believing, if only because that's how consensus is constructed.

~Barbara Kruger

Topics: Always Because Believing Consensus Constructed Else Everybody Everybody Else Find Good How Looking News Only Out Thought Watch

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There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives.

~Barbara Kruger

Topics: Importantly Influence Lives Many Moments Most Movies Music Our Our Lives Profound Tv Us Works

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Prominence is cool, but when the delusion kicks in it can be a drag. Especially if you choose to surround yourself with friends and not acolytes.

~Barbara Kruger

Topics: Choose Cool Delusion Drag Friends Kicks Surround Surround Yourself You Yourself

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I think people have to set up little battles. They have to demonize people whom they disagree with or feel threatened by. But it's the ideological framing of the debate that scares me.

~Barbara Kruger

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I think what I'm trying to do is create moments of recognition. To try to detonate some kind of feeling or understanding of lived experience.

~Barbara Kruger

Topics: Create Experience Feeling Kind Lived Moments Recognition Some Think Try Trying Understanding I Think

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There's a moment of recognition. It's that white-light kind of stuff that just 'works.' I love that. And you know it when it happens, whether it's a movie, music, a building, a book.

~Barbara Kruger

Topics: Book Building Happens Just Kind Know Love Moment Movie Music Recognition Stuff Whether Works You I Love

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It's hard for me to understand how working-class people support themselves.

~Barbara Kruger

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: Unknown

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