Jenny Holzer

Truisms (from the portfolio Travaux Publics, Public Works)

Jenny Holzer, Truisms (from the portfolio Travaux Publics, Public Works)
© Jenny Holzer. Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York and DACS, London 2023

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Jenny Holzer

Jenny Holzer

The American installation and conceptual artist, Jenny Holzer, came to prominence in the late 1970s. Renowned for her dramatic and intentionally provocative use of text and language, she frequently employs modern technology as her artistic medium. She has projected her statements onto the landscape...

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