American installation artist Jenny Holzer(1950) can easily be described as a street artist focusing on content.
Holzer received a BFA(painting and printing, Ohio University 1972 ) and enrolled in the Rhode Island School of Design. At the RISD she began to introduce language into her work, an essential element in her public projects.
She created her first Truisms(1977-1979) on the streets of New York when she enrolled in the Whitney Museum Independent Study program. Initially these Truisms were one-liners on posters.
Later on these slogans were shared with the public in another form, other media: LED displays, outdoor light projections, ....
Whether pasted or projected, this artist is spreading her reflective message in a humorous way.
Jenny Holzer
Joan Simon, David Joselit, Renata Saleci
ISBN 07148375 47
Holzer's publications:
A little Knowledge 1979
Black Book 1980
Hotel 1980
Living 1980
Eating Friends 1981
Eating through living 1981
Truisms and Essays 1983
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