“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.” KnowsKindBookMomentsLightHappensArtistStuffWhiteBuildingRecognitionWhite Light Author:Barbara Kruger
“I think I developed language skills to deal with threat. It's the girl thing to do-you know, instead of pulling out a gun.” ThinkingKnowsArtistGirlLanguageDealsSkillsGunThreatThings To DoDo You KnowPullingGirl ThingLanguage Skills Author:Barbara Kruger
“Do you know why language manifests itself the way it does in my work? It's because I understand short attention spans.” KnowsWayDoeArtLanguageAttentionExpressionWorking ItDo You KnowManifestAttention SpanShort Attention Spans Author:Barbara Kruger
“Listen: our culture is saturated with irony whether we know it or not.” KnowsArtistCultureIronySaturated Author:Barbara Kruger
“You know, one of the only times I ever wrote about art was the obituary of Warhol that I did for the Village Voice.” KnowsArtVoiceVillageOnly TimeWarholObituary Author:Barbara Kruger
“I remember going into galleries and seeing this thing called conceptual art, and I understand people’s marginalization from what the art subculture is because if you haven’t crashed the codes, and if you don’t know what it is, you feel it’s a conspiracy against your unintelligence. You feel it’s fraud.” PeopleIfsKnowsFeelsArtRememberSeeingHavensCodeFraudConspiracyGallerySubcultureMarginalizationConceptual Art Author:Barbara Kruger
