Barbara Kruger at the Stedelijk

American artist Barbara Kruger's installation -- designed especially for the building’s largest gallery, known as the hall of honor -- wraps the floor and walls with printed texts that speak directly and loudly to the spectator.

her provocative, emotionally charged statements about how people regard and treat each other disrupt the decorum of a traditional museum space. bringing the world into her work and her work into the world, she confronts stereotypes and clichés, shattering them with a rigorous critique, a generous empathy and a sharp wit.