Barbara Kruger

American, born 1945

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Barbara Kruger, Untitled (Your body is a battleground), 1989/2019, single-channel video on LED panel, sound, 1 min., 4 sec.; Edition of 1, 1 of 1 AP, Gift of the Collectors Committee and Gift of Funds from Janet Benton, Mrs. Denise Saul and The Honorable Andrew M. Saul, Patricia Alford President, Catherine and Michael Podell, Peter Shields and Ace Werner, Kyle and Sharon Krause, Denise Gwyn Ferguson, Catherine Blanton Freedberg, Kaywin Feldman, Anonymous, Prince Charitable Trusts, Mary Anne Goley, and Mr. Robert C. Rea, Courtesy the artist, David Zwirner, and Sprüth Magers, 2026.6.1

Untitled (Your body is a battleground)

Barbara Kruger · 1989/2019 · single-channel video on LED panel, sound, 1 min., 4 sec.; Edition of 1, 1 of 1 AP ·  Accession ID  2026.6.1

The image contains red and white dotted patterns creating an abstract form. In the upper left corner, there is a small square image of a hand holding a pocket watch with the text "ain't got" beneath it. The larger red and white patterned area resembles an abstract landscape or fabric texture.
Barbara Kruger, James Miller, Maurice Sánchez, Untitled, 1988, photo-offset lithograph in red on Rives BFK wove paper, Gift of Susan Lorence, 1999.117.4.b

Untitled

Barbara Kruger, James Miller, Maurice Sánchez · 1988 · photo-offset lithograph in red on Rives BFK wove paper ·  Accession ID  1999.117.4.b

The image displays a pattern of circular shapes and dotted lines forming an abstract composition. There are dark areas that resemble a horse's head and neck. In the bottom right corner, a red square with an image of a hand holding a clock is present. These elements indicate an exploration of shapes and images that evoke known objects within an abstract context.
Barbara Kruger, James Miller, Maurice Sánchez, Untitled, 1988, photo-offset lithograph in black and red on Rives BFK paper, Gift of Susan Lorence, 1999.117.4.a

Untitled

Barbara Kruger, James Miller, Maurice Sánchez · 1988 · photo-offset lithograph in black and red on Rives BFK paper ·  Accession ID  1999.117.4.a

The image displays an abstract arrangement of overlapping shapes and lines, primarily in blue with a red accent. These shapes create a composition that includes forms resembling a human figure and another form that could be interpreted as a horse. In the lower right corner, there is an image of a hand holding an object, overlaid with the word "nothing." The background has a textured appearance.
Barbara Kruger, James Miller, Maurice Sánchez, Untitled, 1988, photo-offset lithograph in blue and red on Rives BFK wove paper, Gift of Susan Lorence, 1999.117.4.c

Untitled

Barbara Kruger, James Miller, Maurice Sánchez · 1988 · photo-offset lithograph in blue and red on Rives BFK wove paper ·  Accession ID  1999.117.4.c

A grainy black and white photograph showing a close-up of a woman’s profile is overlaid with three horizontal red bands with white text at the top, center, and bottom edges of this horizontal composition. The woman seems to lie down and look up at a metal instrument, perhaps a piece of medical equipment, with a long, eye-dropper-like tube extending close to her face. Her cheeks and profile appear between the central and bottom bands of text. Lit from our left, she has dark eyebrows and eyelashes, a straight nose, and her lips are closed. She seems to have pale skin and her hair is covered by a fold of fabric, perhaps a hat. The eye we see is open and the metal instrument points to the bridge of her nose, seeming to close in on her right eye. Light colored fabric behind her could be the uniform of a person standing opposite us. The red bands have white lettering saying, “Know nothing” across the top; “Believe anything” across the center; and “Forget everything” across the bottom.
Barbara Kruger, Untitled (Know nothing, Believe anything, Forget everything), 1987/2014, digital print on vinyl, Gift of the Collectors Committee, Sharon and John D. Rockefeller IV, Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Denise and Andrew Saul, Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund, Agnes Gund, and Michelle Smith, 2014.38.1

Untitled (Know nothing, Believe anything, Forget everything)

Barbara Kruger · 1987/2014 · digital print on vinyl ·  Accession ID  2014.38.1

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Barbara Kruger, Maurice Sánchez, James Miller · 1988 · photo-offset lithograph in black and red on Rives BFK wove paper ·  Accession ID  1999.117.4.g

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Barbara Kruger, James Miller, Maurice Sánchez · 1988 · photo-offset lithograph in blue and red on Rives BFK wove paper ·  Accession ID  1999.117.4.f

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Barbara Kruger, Maurice Sánchez, James Miller · 1988 · photo-offset lithograph in blue and red on Rives BFK wove paper ·  Accession ID  1999.117.4.i

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Barbara Kruger, James Miller, Maurice Sánchez · 1988 · photo-offset lithograph in black and red on Rives BFK wove paper ·  Accession ID  1999.117.4.d

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Barbara Kruger, Maurice Sánchez, James Miller · 1988 · photo-offset lithograph in red on Rives BFK wove paper ·  Accession ID  1999.117.4.e