This catalog offers a clear look at Barbara Kruger’s (born 1945) ongoing examination of power, identity, and consumer culture, bringing together works that combine her signature use of image and text. Covering her practice from the 1970s to today, the volume highlights everything from early analogue paste-ups to recent digital pieces, along with vinyl works, room-scale installations, multichannel videos, and site-specific commissions created for the exhibition featured at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York.

The book also documents how Kruger adapts her work for different locations and includes a selection of texts chosen by the artist herself. Known for her direct visual language and sharp engagement with contemporary issues, Kruger continues to produce work that feels relevant to the current moment. This catalog serves as a comprehensive overview of her evolving approach and sustained influence.

Barbara Kruger (born 1945) is an American artist known for her bold fusion of photographic imagery and declarative text, using a graphic style that confronts issues of power, identity, and consumer culture. Emerging in the late 1970s and early 1980s, her work became a defining force in postmodern visual language, influencing both the art world and broader media aesthetics. Kruger’s large-scale installations, billboards, and digital works continue to challenge viewers to question the structures that shape everyday life.

Edited with text by Peter Eleey, Robyn Farrell, Michael Govan, Rebecca Morse, James Rondeau. Foreword by Michael Govan, Glenn D. Lowry, James Rondeau. Essay by Zoé Whitley.