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Barbara Kingsolver zerowritingtrying I think that art is still a site for resistance and for the telling of various stories, for validating certain subjectivities we normally overlook. I'm trying to be affective, to suggest changes, and to resist what I feel are the tyrannies of social life on a certain level. Barbara Kruger tryingartthinking I try to deal with the complexities of power and social life, but as far as the visual presentation goes I purposely avoid a high degree of difficulty. Barbara Kruger degreesartisttrying What I'm trying to do is create moments of recognition. Barbara Kruger recognitionmomentstrying«6465666768697071727374»
