Jenny Holzer
Jenny Holzer
Jenny Holzer is an American neo-conceptual artist, based in Hoosick Falls, New York. The main focus of her work is the delivery of words and ideas in public spaces...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth29 July 1950
CountryUnited States of America
began texts
I began to see that the short texts I was writing were poster material.
art suspect
I suspect you've noticed that making art can be lonely.
beauty closer light might terrible
There's something about light that's right for these terrible subjects. It's a way of having beauty let you come closer than you might otherwise.
mindless inactivity
At times inactivity is preferable to mindless functioning.
victim live-by
You are a victim of the rules you live by.
want protect
Protect me from what I want.
gone sometimes periods
THERE IS A PERIOD WHEN IT IS CLEAR THAT YOU HAVE GONE WRONG BUT YOU CONTINUE. SOMETIMES THERE IS A LUXURIOUS AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE ANYTHING BAD HAPPENS.
hands weapons messy
Fear is the most elegant weapon, your hands are never messy
sake slipping madness
Slipping into madness is good for the sake of comparison
profound
The most profound things are inexpressible.
crackpots
A lot of professionals are crackpots.
pain interesting
When you start liking pain things start to get interesting.
school years cities
TRYING TO BE POPULAR IN HIGH SCHOOL IS LIKE TRYING TO BE MAYOR OF A CITY THAT WON'T EXIST IN FOUR YEARS.
real drama issues
Drama often obscures the real issues