Jenny Holzer
Jenny Holzer • 2007 • Cheim & Read
- Author
- Jenny Holzer
- First published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cheim & Read
- Subjects
- Exhibitions
- ISBN
- 9780892075652
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Published in 2007 by Cheim & Read, this volume serves as a comprehensive companion to Jenny Holzer’s mid-career output, specifically focusing on her evolution from the subversive 'Truisms' of the late 1970s to her large-scale light projections and declassified government document paintings. The book documents her transition into a more somber, archival phase of conceptual art, where she utilized the raw aesthetic of bureaucratic records to critique power structures, war, and political transparency.
The design of this monograph reflects Holzer’s signature typographic approach, favoring clean, clinical presentations that mirror the stark nature of her installations. By stripping away ornamental distraction, the book allows the text to serve as the primary visual element, a hallmark of Holzer’s practice since her early days of wheat-pasting posters across Manhattan. It was received as a definitive reference for those studying the intersection of institutional critique and public art, cementing her status as a central figure in contemporary conceptualism.
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