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Barbara Kruger — Stay/Go
Barbara Kruger

Stay/Go

2007

Two large-scale chromogenic prints are presented side by side as a diptych, featuring Kruger's signature bold, black-and-white photography overlaid with stark red-and-white text. The words "Stay" and "Go" command the viewer with Kruger's characteristically confrontational graphic language, borrowed from the visual vocabulary of advertising and mass media. The artist's frames further assert her control over the work's presentation, reinforcing her ongoing interrogation of power, desire, and the directives that govern human behavior.

Medium
chromogenic print, diptych, in artist's frames

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

June 26, 2018

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Barbara Kruger, Stay/Go, 2007

Two large-scale chromogenic prints are presented side by side as a diptych, featuring Kruger's signature bold, black-and-white photography overlaid with stark red-and-white text. The words "Stay" and "Go" command the viewer with Kruger's characteristically confrontational graphic language, borrowed from the visual vocabulary of advertising and mass media. The artist's frames further assert her control over the work's presentation, reinforcing her ongoing interrogation of power, desire, and the directives that govern human behavior.

Medium
chromogenic print, diptych, in artist's frames
Year
2007
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Photography, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, Diptych, American Artist, Political Commentary, Chromogenic Print, Late 20th Century, Bold Typography, Female Artist, Text-Based Art, Black and White

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