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“I am not free because I can be exploded anytime.”

Quote by Jenny Holzer

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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. more

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“The desperate things seem to require attention, the lovely things seem to elicit celebration. If I had to choose, I would go to the awful in the hope that doing something could yield a happier result.”

Ifs Seems Results Attention Lovely Awful Desperate Yield Celebration Lovely Things

Author:Jenny Holzer

“Romantic love was invented to manipulate women”

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Book:The Venice installation: United States Pavilion, the 44th Venice Biennale, May 27-September 30, 1990

Source: The Venice installation: United States Pavilion, the 44th Venice Biennale, May 27-September 30, 1990

“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

Author:Jenny Holzer

“I get up about four times a night and go back to sleep, or not. Then I swill tea around 8 a.m. I answer e-mail, while I stall thinking about whatever scares me.”

Thinking Night Sleep Answers Four Get Up Tea Scare Mail

Author:Jenny Holzer

“I seldom have my stuff up unless I'm testing it. If I'm worrying about a painting, I put it up and see if I detest it quickly or slowly. Otherwise I have things by other artists.”

Ifs Artist Stuff Worry Painting Testing Detest

Author:Jenny Holzer

“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

Author:Jenny Holzer

“I'd been doing projects outdoors for the public. I made pigeons eat geometry by putting bread out in rhomboids and triangles. I don't know if this activity made sense, but the work was available.”

Ifs Knows Made Activity Projects Available Bread Geometry Pigeons Triangles

Author:Jenny Holzer

“I'm always trying to bring unusual content to a different audience - a non-art-world audience.”

World Trying Art Different Audience Unusual Always Trying Art World

Author:Jenny Holzer

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

People Art Wanted Used Language Offers

Author:Jenny Holzer

“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.”

Sometimes Happens Gone Clear Amount Periods Luxurious

Book:Jenny Holzer: xenon

Source: Jenny Holzer: xenon