April 13, 2001
Photographer Sues MIT Press for Copyright Infringement; New Publisher Sees Traditional Role
THAT'S INAPPROPRIATE: So claims a lawsuit filed against the artist Barbara Kruger that names MIT Press as a codefendant for publishing a catalog of her work.
One of several influential "appropriation" artists, Ms. Kruger alters popular images to raise questions about power, gender, and the degree to which photographs represent, or fail to represent, reality.
According to the complaint, one of her works represents the reality of a photograph by Thomas
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