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Laminated MDF wall clock. Printed title verso, not signed. Edition of unknown size. Too Big to Fail by Barbara Kruger, created in 2021, transforms a functional wall clock into a platform for socio-political commentary. Made from laminated MDF and measuring 10 inches square, the piece features bold white text on black reading “TOO BIG TO FAIL,” with the word “FAIL” inverted and partially obscured by the red clock hands. The phrase, widely associated with financial institutions during the 2008 economic crisis, becomes a critique of unchecked corporate power and systemic inequality. True to Kruger’s style, the work uses striking typography and minimal color to provoke reflection through visual simplicity and conceptual weight.
Too Big to Fail, 2021
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Laminated MDF wall clock. Printed title verso, not signed. Edition of unknown size. Too Big to Fail by Barbara Kruger, created in 2021, transforms a functional wall clock into a platform for socio-political commentary. Made from laminated MDF and measuring 10 inches square, the piece features bold white text on black reading “TOO BIG TO FAIL,” with the word “FAIL” inverted and partially obscured by the red clock hands. The phrase, widely associated with financial institutions during the 2008 economic crisis, becomes a critique of unchecked corporate power and systemic inequality. True to Kruger’s style, the work uses striking typography and minimal color to provoke reflection through visual simplicity and conceptual weight.
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