Barbara Kruger

American conceptual artist, designer, and writer Barbara Kruger, born in Newark, New Jersey, made her reputation creating artworks that often combine provocative and feminist text with black and white photography. Her work has been displayed in both galleries and public spaces, as well as on posters, T-shirts, electronic signboards, billboards, and flyers. She has had solo exhibitions in the United States, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Kruger received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale (2005).