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
art people special
Exceptional people deserve special concessions.
thinking people support
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.
heart hands breasts
Hands on your breast can keep your heart beating.
ambition duty
A sense of duty imprisons you.
surplus immoral
Any surplus is immoral.
crazy trying
I try to excite myself so I stay crazy.
stupid stupid-people people
Stupid people shouldn’t breed.
triangles pigeons bread
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.
lines information propaganda
There's a fine line between information and propaganda.
rotten abstract painter
I wanted to be an abstract painter, but I was rotten at it.
art remember-you remembers-you
Remember you always have freedom of choice.
hate force
Anger or hate can be a useful motivating force
stupid reason embarrassing
It is embarrassing to be caught and killed for stupid reasons
beautiful stupid love-is
Expiring for love is beautiful but stupid.