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Article: BARBARA KRUGER.(Brief Article)
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- Artforum International
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- February 1, 2000
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MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, LOS ANGELES
The problem with mounting a retrospective of Barbara Kruger's art is that "art" gets misleadingly emphasized. That artist is now just one of several occupations notched on Kruger's resume--graphic designer and media critic are among the others--is a fact MOCA has bravely tried to own up to, even though doing so has led to some pretty absurd curatorial moves. For example, standing in one pristine gallery is a Plexiglas vitrine safeguarding a tastefully arrayed sampling of Kruger-designed coffee mugs, notepads, and umbrellas, the very same merchandise stocked in bulk and available for purchase in the museum's gift shop ...