Do you know why language manifests itself the way it does in my work? It's because I understand short attention spans.
Barbara Kruger

I had to figure out how to bring the world into my work.
Barbara Kruger

I'm living my life, not buying a lifestyle.
Barbara Kruger

I just say I'm an artist who works with pictures and words.
Barbara Kruger

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

If most American cities are about the consumption of culture, Los Angeles and New York are about the production of culture - not only national culture but global culture.
Barbara Kruger

I mean, making art is about objectifying your experience of the world, transforming the flow of moments into something visual, or textual, or musical, whatever. Art creates a kind of commentary.
Barbara Kruger

I'm an artist who works with pictures and words. Sometimes that stuff ends up in different kinds of sites and contexts which determine what it means and looks like.
Barbara Kruger