​Barbara Kruger: ‘Anyone who is shocked by what’s happening has not been paying attention’

“Few creators can claim the Museum of Modern Art and Rage Against the Machine as fans and collaborators. Yet, this is the unifying power of 77-year-old conceptual artist Barbara Kruger’s work: it’s immediate, powerful, and, as her legion of imitators has proven, it also looks great on a T-shirt.Known for iconic text works proclaiming ‘I shop therefore I am’ and ‘Your body is a battleground’ – the latter given new life last spring as an incendiary cover for New York Magazine – the artist remains ever humble. ...”

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