Get young people thinking about their lives and current topics of social justice, advocacy, gender, race, and identity. After examining several works by Barbara Kruger, participants select a tag with one of the questions printed on it, craft a response on the other side of the card, and then add their card to an installation designed to attract the attention of others. 

Concepts

racism, gender, gender bias, gender equality, social justice, identity, feminism, emotional development

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Additional Tags

visual and performing arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Encourage class members to share their tags on social media
• Print the tags on heavy paper or card stock

Classroom Considerations

• Most appropriate for high school art classes
• Barbara Kruger is part of the J. Paul Getty Museum's artists Program
• Requires color copies

Pros

• The four-page packet includes an overview of the activity, step-by-step directions, installation suggestions, and templates for the tags 
• A great way to get the conversation going

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.11-12.1.a