I shop therefore I am
Carrier Bag
ca. 1993 (printed)
ca. 1993 (printed)
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This carrier bag was produced for the Spanish department store Vinçon. Kruger's ideas have often appeared in non-art contexts, and the image on the bag has also been used as a postcard and on T-shirts. The image is a reproduction of Kruger's 1987 photo-collage Untitled (I shop therefore I am) - a radical take on the famous proposition 'I think therefore I am' made by the 17th-century French philosopher Descartes. This is one in a series of works in which Kruger has addressed the topic of money and consumer culture.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | I shop therefore I am (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset half-tone line block, printed in red, grey and black |
| Brief description | Print after Barbara Kruger, 'I shop therefore I am', carrier bag for the Vinçon department store, Barcelona. ca. 1993 |
| Physical description | Red carrier bag with name of department store printed black overphotographic montage of a hand (printed in grey) holding a card with the slogan 'I shop therefore I am' in white letters on red ground. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | Lettered 'Ind. Bolsera (93) 574 18 00 made in Spain 4' |
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| Literary reference | Descartes, René. Discours de la Methode. 1637 |
| Summary | This carrier bag was produced for the Spanish department store Vinçon. Kruger's ideas have often appeared in non-art contexts, and the image on the bag has also been used as a postcard and on T-shirts. The image is a reproduction of Kruger's 1987 photo-collage Untitled (I shop therefore I am) - a radical take on the famous proposition 'I think therefore I am' made by the 17th-century French philosopher Descartes. This is one in a series of works in which Kruger has addressed the topic of money and consumer culture. |
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| Accession number | E.2830-1995 |
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| Record created | December 17, 2002 |
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