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Flyer front: sh[OUT]; Culture & Sport Glasgow; 2009; GWL-2024-112-2

Flyer back: sh[OUT]; Culture & Sport Glasgow; 2009; GWL-2024-112-2

Name/TitleFlyer: sh[OUT]

About this objectSmall two-sided flyer promoting and exhibition titled 'sh[OUT]: Contemporary art and human rights' at GoMA, Glasgow from 9th April to 1st November 2009. The exhibition centred around lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex art and culture.

MakerCulture & Sport Glasgow

Date Made2009

Period2000s

Place MadeScotland, Glasgow

Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper

MeasurementsH: 105 x W: 74 mm

Subject and Association Keywordsexhibitions

Subject and Association Keywordsart & creativity

Subject and Association Keywordscontemporary art & design

Subject and Association KeywordsGlasgow history

Subject and Association KeywordsLGBTQ+

Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Kruger:
Barbara Kruger (born January 26, 1945) is an American conceptual artist and collagist associated with the Pictures Generation. She is most known for her collage style that consists of black-and-white photographs, overlaid with declarative captions, stated in white-on-red Futura Bold Oblique or Helvetica Ultra Condensed text. The phrases in her works often include pronouns such as "you", "your", "I", "we", and "they", addressing cultural constructions of power, identity, consumerism, and sexuality. Kruger's artistic mediums include photography, sculpture, graphic design, architecture, as well as video and audio installations. Kruger lives and works in New York and Los Angeles. She is an Emerita Distinguished Professor of New Genres at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture. In 2021, Kruger was included in Time magazine's annual list of the 100 Most Influential People [continues].

https://galleryofmodernart.blog/portfolio/barbara-kruger:
This exhibition featured an installation commissioned from Barbara Kruger by GoMA on the issue of violence against and abuse of women. This exhibition was part of the Rule of Thumb programme and was the first exhibition of Kruger’s work in Scotland. Kruger utilised the walls, floor, columns and skylight windows of the gallery using trademark text and image work to ‘speak’ directly to perpetrators, victims and survivors of abuse. Scottish and UK press articles relating to the subject gave Kruger insight into local issues and she chose to incorporate these directly into her installation. The exhibition was complemented by a specially commissioned billboard exhibited for one month at Glasgow Central Station and her video installation, Twelve, at Tramway.

Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library

Object TypeFlyer

Object numberGWL-2024-112-2