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Mar 17, 2024 · A solo exhibition of American artist Barbara Kruger, known for her work with images and words, exploring power, gender, class, and consumerism. The show features installations, videos, and soundscapes, including the UK premiere of Untitled (No Comment) (2020).
Aug 16, 2021 · 16 August 2021. The Art Institute of Chicago show features the video Untitled (Your body is a battleground, 1989/2019), one of Kruger’s recent works that play with her early catchphrases Courtesy...
- Introduction
- Background
- The Font
- The Face
- Composition
- Analysis
- Conclusion
Untitled (Your Body is a Battleground) is an iconic 1989 silkscreen portrait made by artist, feminist and activist Barbara Kruger1. Though the poster was meant for the pro-choice march on April 9th, 1989, in DC, the portrait is now used mainly to voice the artist’s own opinion about gender inequality. The piece is much more relevant in today’s soci...
She created it for the Women’s March on Washington in response to numerous anti-abortion laws that were undermining Roe v. Wade. This ruling enabled the Constitution of the United States to protect a pregnant woman’s liberty to have an abortion without excessive government restriction. The artist started to use old images from mid-century newspaper...
The poster has a woman’s face that is vividly intersected in black and white, staring directly at the camera, resolute. Using a determiner “Your”, Kruger connects the viewer and focuses the attention on the hot topic of reproductive rights. Kruger said about her poster: Kruger is quoted in the book “Love for Sale” saying that her work is inspired b...
As the stark line dissects the image of the poster in two, your attention is drawn instantly to the faultless symmetry of the face: The eyebrows are precisely the same as if one is a reflection of another. The viewer interprets this image as a representation of society, a stereotypical image of how women should look like – a mere object of beauty.
Initially, the piece appears to split the reproductive health discussion into two sides: Those against the woman’s right to choose and those who support it, shown by the negative and positive rendition of the image. But the caption “Your body is a battleground” denotes just how the fight for choice has an entirely different nature than political ba...
Untitled (Your Body Is a Battleground)is a powerful artwork that forces the audience to address the plight that women face in society. However, this image would probably not have represented such a powerful and significant political message without the artist’s captions. The artwork requires effort and thinking from the viewer to understand the con...
Barbara Kruger’s art always stands for something, gives a viewpoint about issues affecting society, or relays a strong message. Your Body is a Battlegroundcommunicates a powerful message for the viewer to ponder, even if for only a split second. Through this piece, Kruger speaks about feminism and the rights of women. Just like her previous works4,...
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Jul 15, 2016 · Barbara Kruger created a silkscreen image in 1989 for the Women's March on Washington to protest against anti-abortion laws that threatened Roe v. Wade. The image became a rallying cry for women's rights and a symbol of media activism.
Installation view of "Barbara Kruger: Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You.," at Serpentine South. Photo courtesy of Serpentine.
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Jul 22, 2022 · Learn how the artist's 1989 work "Untitled (Your body is a battleground)" became a fixture on the front lines in the battle over abortion rights. See how Kruger's image inspired activists,...
