Untitled (Surveillance is their busywork) (Original Paste-up).
[1988]. Unique collage work; photograph and type on paper (4 x 10 inches). An original "paste-up" from Barbara Kruger—at least one of three iterations that she crafted throughout the 1980s for a series of public art campaigns, with this now-iconic composition enlarged via billboards and public transit posters. Notably, with this later version, the text has changed from "Surveillance is your busywork" to "Surveillance is their busywork." Artwork hinged into matted black-stained frame (12 x 17.5 inches); previous gallery label to verso.
Item #31650
Price: $85,000.00
See all items by Barbara Kruger