Barbara Kruger's Work Draws Attention To The. Kruger wanted to draw attention to the hypocrisy she observed in American society in the 1970s and beyond. Early on she developed an interest in graphic design poetry writing and attended poetry readings.
Placing this work at Columbia Square draws attention to the symbolic history of the site inviting bypassers in their cars and on foot to consider how their personal positions are formed what myths influence their lives. Buy me ill change your life I shop therefore I am and Money can buy you love explores our desires to buy things we dont necessarily need. 2132 seems to criticize females for feeding male expectations as much as males for having them.
Starting in 1990 Kruger created her ongoing public art project Untitled Questions plastering queries throughout Los Angeles.
The major ideas behind Krugers work revolve around societal and political criticism. Krugers messages aimed to draw attention to current events and critique structures of power while introducing existential reflections. She draws a lot of attention almost jokingly to individuals and structures that say who can have these enjoyments in life. As she later went on to become an artist herself the availability of my work was.