art is the creation of commentary. I think that art is the ability to textualize or visualize or musicalize one’s experience of the world—not on a di… - Barbara Kruger

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art is the creation of commentary. I think that art is the ability to textualize or visualize or musicalize one’s experience of the world—not on a diaristic, literal level but in a way that creates a commentary about what it feels to live another day. The goal for every human being, including myself, is to live an examined life—to really think about what makes us who we are in the world and how culture constructs and contains us. That’s what I’m interested in.

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About Barbara Kruger

Barbara Kruger (born 26 January, 1945) is an American conceptual artist.

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Alternative Names: Barbarah Ḳruger Barbarah Kruger Barabra Kruger
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