Building the Future with Words
Words are tools for change. Art must affect reality, not just decorate it
Jenny Holzer
American conceptual artist who uses words and language as her primary medium to create site-specific installations exploring truth, morality, and politics.
All moments: Jenny Holzer
- Truths in Contradiction — Jenny Holzer
I believe in contradiction. Life is full of contradictory truths, and art must reflect this
- Politics Hidden in Plain Sight — Jenny Holzer
Politics is everywhere, even in how we read text. The artist must reveal this politics
- Truths in Text — Jenny Holzer
My Truisms are not truths, they are questions. I offer contradictory statements to make people think
- Composing Reality — Jenny Holzer
I write about reality, but the writing itself is composition, creating meaning from chaos
- Power of the Precise Phrase — Jenny Holzer
One word can break a wall. Language is not decoration, it is a weapon and medicine
- Word as Sculpture — Jenny Holzer
Text has form like sculpture. Words occupy space and transform it. This is my material
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All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.
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