Jenny Holzer has been at the forefront of American art since the early 1980s, and since winning first prize at the 1990 Venice Biennale her fame has spread worldwide. This revised and expanded edition of Abrams' 1989 retrospective book on Holzer has been brought up to date to span her entire career, with additional texts, including all of the artist's writings, and new color photos of recent works. 175 photos, 150 in color.
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Fantastic coverage of a fantastic artist.,
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This review is from: Jenny Holzer (Contemporary Artists (Phaidon)) (Paperback)
The book listed on this page, a monograph on Jenny Holzer by Phaidon Press, is fabulous. It contains information on Holzer's wide and influential art career, from her Truisms posters of the 'seventies to her electronic LED signs, carved stone benches, and virtual art pieces of the 'nineties.This book is also unique, within the Holzer bibliography, because of the "Artist's Choice" section where Holzer provides excerpts from books and writings that have influenced her, along with explanations of why she's moved by them. If you're interested in modern art, or women artists, this is a must-read
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Jenny Holzer- Protect me from what I can't see,
By Enigmatic Mermaid "enigmaticmermaid" (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Jenny Holzer (Hardcover)
Have you ever stopped to think how many times we are bombarded by truisms everyday? Get this book and you will get a clue. In the Truisms series over exposure to banality reveals how numbed out we all are. Take a cliche like "Children are the hope to the future" and place beside "Children are the most cruel of all". We say and repeat these truisms but do we really realize that they are empty in themselves ? Do we perceive the contradictions ? How we mold reality to suit our needs ? Truisms sooth us with the cushioned feeling of the "generally accepted truth". Jenny Holzer literally splashes intimate thoughts, truisms, activist slogans over the landscape. These truths, half-truths and huge lies stare out at us in billboards, park benches like a conscience made physical. This is art made on the very border of reality and language.
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