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What font does Barbara Kruger use?
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The font that Barbara Kruger uses is Futura Bold. In 1979, the artist unveiled her first works, featuring a combination of type and image in her signature colors of black, white and red. The phrases that Kruger superimposes onto the imagery in her work are as pointed, direct and authoritative as the visuals, with the best-known examples including I Shop Therefore I Am and You Are a Captive Audience. On 1stDibs, find a range of Barbara Kruger art.
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Barbara Kruger Annina Nosei 1984 (Kruger Surveillance is your Busy Work)
By Barbara Kruger
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Barbara Kruger Annina Nosei Gallery 1984:
A historic Barbara Kruger announcement card published on the occasion of: Barbara Kruger, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, NY, March 10-April...
Category
1980s Pop Art More Art
Materials
Offset
Barbara Kruger, War Platter Lt Ed hand made ceramic in bespoke box political art
By Barbara Kruger
Located in New York, NY
Barbara Kruger
War Platter, 2018
Glazed Earthenware
Artists name fired on the underside which is considered her authorized signature as she officially does not sign her works
Hand nu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Mixed Media, Screen
Kiss
By Barbara Kruger
Located in London, GB
Catalysed ink 2 colour silkscreen on mirrored polished steel
300 x 300mm
Edition of 300 + 10 APs
Artist stamp (printed), numbered
Devoted to the exploration of visual culture and im...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mirror, Screen
$1,695
Too Big to Fail Fiberboard Wall Clock
By Barbara Kruger
Located in Draper, UT
Combining images with provocative text, Kruger uses direct address—along with humor, vigilance, and empathy—to expose and undermine the power dynamics of identity, desire, and consum...
Category
2010s Sculptures
Materials
Fiberboard
Don't Be a Jerk skateboard
By Barbara Kruger
Located in New York, NY
Barbara Kruger
Don't Be a Jerk skateboard, 2017
Screenprint on skate deck
31 × 8 inches
From the Barbara Kruger "The Drop" show at Performa 17 in NYC. which sold out. An ironic play...
Category
2010s Contemporary More Art
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Screen
Flag Screenprint on Cotton Blend Bandana by Barbara Kruger
By Barbara Kruger
Located in Draper, UT
This limited edition bandana from Barbara Kruger was part of a 2020 campaign titled "Artists Band Together," in support of organizations working to increase voter turnout. Using lang...
Category
2010s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
