“I think architecture is one of the predominant orderings of social space. It can construct and contain our experiences. It defines our days and nights. It literally puts us in our place.” ThinkingNightSocialSpaceArchitectureConstructsDay And Night Author:Barbara Kruger
“I try to deal with the complexities of power and social life, but as far as the visual presentation goes I purposely avoid a high degree of difficulty.” TryingArtistSocialDealsDegreesDifficultyComplexityVisualsPresentationSocial Life Author:Barbara Kruger
“It's good to keep in mind that prominence is always a mix of hard work, eloquence in your practice, good timing and fortuitous social relations. Everything can't be personalized.” MindHardSocialPracticeHard WorkRelationTimingEloquenceProminenceSocial RelationsFortuitousPersonalized Author:Barbara Kruger
“Money talks. It starts rumors about careers and complicity and speaks of the tragedies and triumphs of our social lives.” SpeakSocialCareersTragedyTriumphRumorSocial LifeComplicityMoney TalksTragedy And Triumph Book:Remote Control: Power, Cultures, and the World of Appearances Source: Remote Control: Power, Cultures, and the World of Appearances
“I think that art is still a site for resistance and for the telling of various stories, for validating certain subjectivities we normally overlook. I'm trying to be affective, to suggest changes, and to resist what I feel are the tyrannies of social life on a certain level.” ThinkingFeelsTryingArtStillsStoriesCertainSocialLevelsArt IsVariousTyrannyResistanceSiteSocial LifeSubjectivity Author:Barbara Kruger
