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Barbara Kruger narrates her career in 2014 short film

artist · 2026-04-27

A five-minute video, 'Picturing Barbara Kruger', directed by Pippa Bianco in 2014 for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, features the artist's own voiceover tracing her creative journey from early days as a newspaper graphic designer to her current status. Kruger (born Newark, 1945) is among the world's most influential and imitated artists, known for her iconic style of short, powerful slogans often paired with images. She expresses fascination with the unauthorized use of her imagery, having created a work using dozens of internet files that recall her style but were not made by her. 'The way my images have traveled on the web, in various forms, both made by me and by other people, pleases and amuses me,' she comments.

Key facts

  • Picturing Barbara Kruger is a short film directed by Pippa Bianco in 2014
  • The film was commissioned by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
  • Barbara Kruger provides the voiceover narration
  • Kruger began her career as a graphic designer for newspapers
  • Kruger was born in Newark in 1945
  • Her visual style features short, powerful slogans with or without images
  • Kruger created a work using internet files that imitate her style
  • Kruger is pleased and amused by the unauthorized use of her images

Entities

Artists

  • Barbara Kruger
  • Pippa Bianco

Institutions

  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Newark
  • United States

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