
11/11/2024
Been thinking about Jenny Holzer’s Truisms (1977-79) lately. Her masterful concoction of poignant cynicism, public media branding, and starkly aggressive typography mirroring the prevalent ignorance of the status quo.
Unfortunately, nearly 50 years later…
“Anger or Hate can [still] be a useful motivating force.”
and, sadly, it appears …
“Government is [still] a burden on the people.”
Jenny Holzer: Messages to the Public, Times Square, New York, 1982. Photo © Lisa Kahane