Jenny Holzer, ‘Selection from Truisms: The most profound... (detail) ’, 2015, Kukje Gallery
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Jenny Holzer

Selection from Truisms: The most profound... (detail) , 2015

Sodalite Blue footstool
17 × 25 × 16 in
43.2 × 63.5 × 40.6 cm
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Seoul
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Kukje Gallery
Seoul

Text: Truisms, 1977–79

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© 2015 Jenny Holzer, ARS Photo: Joshua White/JW Pictures
Jenny Holzer
American, b. 1950
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Jenny Holzer’s truisms, such as “Abuse of power comes as no surprise” and “Protect me from what I want,” have appeared on posters, billboards, and even condoms, and as LED signs and monumental light projections. Whether questioning consumerism, describing torture, or lamenting death and disease, her use of language (sometimes mistaken for advertising when installed in public spaces) is designed to agitate and disturb. Holzer’s recent work ranges from silk-screened paintings of declassified government memos to a large-scale poetry and light installation in the lobby of 7 World Trade Center, New York. In 1990, Holzer received the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale.

Jenny Holzer, ‘Selection from Truisms: The most profound... (detail) ’, 2015, Kukje Gallery
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About the work
Kukje Gallery
Seoul

Text: Truisms, 1977–79

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© 2015 Jenny Holzer, ARS Photo: Joshua White/JW Pictures
Jenny Holzer
American, b. 1950
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Jenny Holzer’s truisms, such as “Abuse of power comes as no surprise” and “Protect me from what I want,” have appeared on posters, billboards, and even condoms, and as LED signs and monumental light projections. Whether questioning consumerism, describing torture, or lamenting death and disease, her use of language (sometimes mistaken for advertising when installed in public spaces) is designed to agitate and disturb. Holzer’s recent work ranges from silk-screened paintings of declassified government memos to a large-scale poetry and light installation in the lobby of 7 World Trade Center, New York. In 1990, Holzer received the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale.

Jenny Holzer

Selection from Truisms: The most profound... (detail) , 2015

Sodalite Blue footstool
17 × 25 × 16 in
43.2 × 63.5 × 40.6 cm
Contact For Price
Location
Seoul
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