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London – Barbara Kruger: “Early Works” at Skarstedt Through April 11th, 2015

Thursday, March 12th, 2015

Barbara Kruger Untitled (Business as usual) (1987), via Skarstedt
Barbara Kruger Untitled (Business as usual) (1987), all images courtesy of Skarstedt Gallery

On view in London’s Skarstedt Gallery is an exhibition of early large-scale, black and white photographic works from artist Barbara Kruger, early entries in Kruger’s ongoing project to challenge the visual language and power structures of consumerist culture and print advertising, always under the understanding that her works will themselves enter the marketplace as commodities.

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