Description

BARBARA KRUGER – Culture Vulture

Artist: Barbara Kruger
Medium: Debossed archival pigment print on surface Gampi and Strathmore Bristol paper
Year: 2012
Edition: 36
Dimensions: 16 9/10 × 17 3/10 in (43 × 44 cm)
Price: $14,900 USD

Culture Vulture (2012) exemplifies Barbara Kruger’s incisive visual language — a synthesis of image, text, and provocation. The work critiques consumerism and cultural identity with Kruger’s signature typographic authority, merging conceptual art and mass media aesthetics into a powerful social commentary.

Printed on Gampi and Strathmore Bristol paper, the debossed surface intensifies the physicality of Kruger’s message. The artist’s bold declarative text transforms everyday phrases into philosophical confrontations — an unmistakable hallmark of her critical engagement with perception and power.

• Published in New York, 2012
• Edition of 36, stamp signed and numbered verso
• Framed in Barbara Kruger’s signature red frame
• Archival pigment print with debossed typography
• Explores media, identity, and the politics of culture

Collector’s Note:
Culture Vulture stands as a quintessential example of Barbara Kruger’s enduring voice — a work that fuses visual directness with conceptual weight, making it a vital acquisition for collectors of contemporary and feminist art.