Barbara Kruger Untitled (Go/Stay) 2006-2007 two chromogenic prints, in artist's frames each panel: 74 x 47 1/4 in. (188 x 120 cm) overall dimensions: 74 x 100 in. (188 x 254 cm) This work is number six from an edition of ten.
Provenance Mary Boone Gallery, New York Catalogue Essay Through the conduit of her seductive and bold work, Barbara Kruger addresses the very subjects that have constituted the culture wars: gender, socioeconomic ineqaulity, and racial stereotypes as reinforced by pop culture and mass media. Kruger’s meticulous selection of jarring words and indelible images has a lasting effect. Her modes of communication are as varied as the messages themselves, spanning from still images to video and textual projections, to sculptural objects. The mastery of Kruger’s artwork originates in her clever pairing of punchy slogans with attention-grabbing photographic images. As the artist herself describes, “Images are a continuing thread. As long as pictures remain powerful, living conventions within culture, I’ll continue to use them and turn them around. Texts, pictures, projections – I want to keep the plurality of practices going.” (Interview with artist, MOCA retrospective, 1999-2000). Untitled (Go/Stay), 2006-2007, exemplifies Kruger’s approach. Anticipating a luxuriously passionate embrace, the featured couple is interrupted by hard, textually discordant directives of “STOP” and “GO”. We witness a climatic sensual moment through romantic, rose-colored glasses; yet the presence of these simple and emotionally vacant words imposes an entirely different meaning – one that emphasizes entrenched incompatibility rather than the possibility of their harmonious unity. Through the marriage of these contradictory elements Kruger calls our attention to the presence of power dynamics and gender stereotypes in our habitual approach to relationships and intimacy. Her creative juxtaposition is crucial in achieving an aesthetically mesmerizing image that stimulates further contemplation on the part of its viewers. Untitled (Go/Stay), 2006-2007, is exemplary of Kruger’s artistic expertise and her endless talent for engaging her public into active participation with her craft. Read More
Barbara Kruger Untitled (Go/Stay) 2006-2007 two chromogenic prints, in artist's frames each panel: 74 x 47 1/4 in. (188 x 120 cm) overall dimensions: 74 x 100 in. (188 x 254 cm) This work is number six from an edition of ten.
Provenance Mary Boone Gallery, New York Catalogue Essay Through the conduit of her seductive and bold work, Barbara Kruger addresses the very subjects that have constituted the culture wars: gender, socioeconomic ineqaulity, and racial stereotypes as reinforced by pop culture and mass media. Kruger’s meticulous selection of jarring words and indelible images has a lasting effect. Her modes of communication are as varied as the messages themselves, spanning from still images to video and textual projections, to sculptural objects. The mastery of Kruger’s artwork originates in her clever pairing of punchy slogans with attention-grabbing photographic images. As the artist herself describes, “Images are a continuing thread. As long as pictures remain powerful, living conventions within culture, I’ll continue to use them and turn them around. Texts, pictures, projections – I want to keep the plurality of practices going.” (Interview with artist, MOCA retrospective, 1999-2000). Untitled (Go/Stay), 2006-2007, exemplifies Kruger’s approach. Anticipating a luxuriously passionate embrace, the featured couple is interrupted by hard, textually discordant directives of “STOP” and “GO”. We witness a climatic sensual moment through romantic, rose-colored glasses; yet the presence of these simple and emotionally vacant words imposes an entirely different meaning – one that emphasizes entrenched incompatibility rather than the possibility of their harmonious unity. Through the marriage of these contradictory elements Kruger calls our attention to the presence of power dynamics and gender stereotypes in our habitual approach to relationships and intimacy. Her creative juxtaposition is crucial in achieving an aesthetically mesmerizing image that stimulates further contemplation on the part of its viewers. Untitled (Go/Stay), 2006-2007, is exemplary of Kruger’s artistic expertise and her endless talent for engaging her public into active participation with her craft. Read More
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