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This is an accordion style book featuring installation shots of Jenny Holzer's work on one side, and her truisms on the other. 5x5in. Print.
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JennyHolzer
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Jenny HolzerJenny Holzer was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, in 1950. She received a BA from Ohio University in Athens (1972); an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence (1977); and hon-orary doctorates from the University of Ohio (1993), the Rhode Island School of Design (2003), and New School University, New York (2005). Wheth-er questioning consumerist impulses, describing torture, or lamenting death and disease, Jenny Holzer’s use of language provokes a response in the viewer. While her subversive work of-ten blends in among advertisements in public space, its arresting content violates expectations. Holzer’s texts—such as the aphorisms “Abuse of power comes as no surprise” and “Protect me from what I want”—have appeared on posters and condoms, and as electron-ic LED signs and projections of xenon
light. Holzer’s recent use of text ranges from silk-screened paintings of declas-sified government memoranda detailing prisoner abuse to poetry and prose in a sixty-five-foot-wide wall of light in the lobby of 7 World Trade Center, New York. She has received many awards, includ-ing the Golden Lion from the Venice Bi-ennale (1990); the Skowhegan Medal (1994); and the Diploma of Chevalier (2000) from the French government. Major exhibitions include Neue Nation-algalerie, Berlin (2001); Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston (1997); Dia Art Foundation, New York (1989); and Sol-omon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (1989). Since 1996, Holzer has or-ganized public light projections in cities worldwide. She was the first woman to represent the United States in the Ven-ice Biennale (1990). Jenny Holzer lives and works in Hoosick Falls, New York.
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Truisms
A lot of professionals are
crackpots
Children are the most cruel
of all
Elaboration is a form of
pollution
Everything that’s interesting
is new
Fathers often use too
much force
Humanism is obsolete
Noise can be hostile
Ambivalence can ruin your life
Any surplus is immoral
Decency is a
relative thing
Emotional responses are
as valuable as intellectual
responses
Ensure that your life
stays in flux
Going with the flow is soothing
but risky
In some instances it’s better
to die than to continue
Random mating is good for
debunking sex myths
It’s better to be naive than
jaded
It’s important to stay clean on
all levels
Moderation kills the
spirit
Physical culture is second best
Raise boys and girls the same way
Technology will make or
break us
To disagree presupposes moral
integrity
Torture is barbaric
Your actions are pointless if no
one notices
Opacity is an irresistible
challenge
Planning for the future is
escapism
Romantic love was invented to
manipulate women
Selfishness is the most basic
motivation
It is a gift to the world not to
have babies
Looking back is the first
sign of aging and decay
Morals are for little
people
Low expectations
are good protection