About
Renowned American artist Jenny Holzer has used language as her primary medium since the 1970s, combining poetic, political, and personal texts to reflect our experiences of power, violence, joy, oppression, idealism, sexism, leadership, nonsense, despair, reform, fun, and corruption. This September, Hauser & Wirth New York will present Holzer’s most recent works, including thought-provoking paintings, curse tablets, and a monumental kinetic display packing presidential tweets in the artist’s long-anticipated solo exhibition for New York City. Spanning the entire first floor of the gallery’s 22nd Street location, this exhibition spotlights Holzer’s unparalleled ability to harness the power of words.
Image: Jenny Holzer, keyhole of history, 2022 (detail), 24k gold and moon gold leaf and oil on linen, 58 x 44 in. / 147.3 x 111.8 cm, Text: US government document © 2022 Jenny Holzer, ARS. Photo: Sveva Costa Sanseverino
About the artist
Jenny Holzer is an American conceptual and installation artist whose work deploys text in public spaces across an array of media, including electronic and LED signs, carved stone, billboards, and printed materials. Closely aligned with the feminist art movement, Holzer’s oeuvre provokes…
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