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I think architecture is one of the predominant orderings of social space. It can construct and contain our experiences. It defines our days and nights. It literally puts us in our place.
Barbara Kruger
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Barbara Kruger
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: January 26
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Conceptual Artist
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Visual Artist
Newark
New Jersey
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I like suggesting that ‘we are slaves to the objects around us,’ that ‘plenty should be enough,’ or that the ‘buyer should beware,’ within the context of conventional selling space.
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Direct address has been a consistent tactic in my work, regardless of the medium that I'm working in.
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