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Jenny Holzer is an American contemporary artist known for her poetry and public art works. Her works often explore themes of power, politics, and gender, presented through poetry, sculpture, and installation art, and have had a wide-reaching impact in the art world.

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“IT'S NO FUN WATCHING PEOPLE WOUND THEMSELVES SO THAT THEY CAN HOLE UP, NURSE THEMSELVES BACK TO HEALTH, AND REPEAT THE CYCLE. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.”

People Pain Jenny Holzer

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“THE FOND OLD COUPLE WAS DISAPPEARING TOGETHER THROUGH SUCCESSIVE AMPUTATIONS.”

People Relationship Jenny Holzer Old Couple

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“HOW DO YOU FIND THE RIGHT POSITION TO LIE DOWN WITH PEOPLE OR EVEN ANIMALS? OFTEN ONE OF THE PARTNERS IS SMOTHERED OR CONTORTED. WHEN DONE PROPERLY, THOUGH, EVERYONE IS HAPPY.”

People Relationships Animals Jenny Holzer

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“I SAW THEIR STUNNING BODIES GO SLACK AND GET HAIR IN THE WRONG PLACES AND I VOWED I WOULD NOT PERMIT THAT TO HAPPEN TO ME.”

People Beauty Jenny Holzer

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“THE IMPULSE IS TO SQUEEZE AND FONDLE BABY WILD ANIMALS BUT THEN THEY'D BE BROKEN AND WHAT GOOD WOULD THEY BE?”

People Impulse Jenny Holzer

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“Go where people sleep and see if they are safe”

People Sleep Jenny Holzer

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“I wasn't sure I was an artist, so I thought maybe I just was throwing ideas out for people to consider.”

People Ideas Artist Throwing

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“I was hesitant to approach people. I'm socially awkward. But I was working on a number of memorials, and finally it dawned on me: These are memorials to people who wrote, so I should use their writing. That's how I started to quit.”

People Should Writing Use Numbers Approach Quitting Awkward Memorial Hesitant Socially Awkward

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“I wanted to support things that are helpful to people and maybe bash what I think is dangerous. So I switched from being everybody to being myself.”

People Thinking Wanted Support Dangerous Helpful Being Myself Bash

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“Stupid people shouldn’t breed.”

People Stupid Stupid People

Book:Jenny Holzer

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“That's the test of street art – to see if anybody stopped. People would cross out ones they didn't like and would star others. I liked that people would engage with them.”

People Ifs Art Stars Streets Crosses Tests Street Art

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“I think of a piece, and then people who are competent fabricate it. But lately I've started finger painting, which probably should be a joke but isn't!”

People Thinking Should Pieces Painting Jokes Fingers Competent Fabricate

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“I used language because I wanted to offer content that people - not necessarily art people - could understand.”

People Art Wanted Used Language Offers

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“Exceptional people deserve special concessions.”

People Art Special Deserve Exceptional Concessions

Book:Truisms and essays

Source: Truisms and essays

“It's fun wandering around other people's minds.”

People Mind Fun Wander Wandering Around

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About the Author

Born: July 29, 1950
Known for: Artist
Quotes: 114

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