Happy birthday to Whitney Collection artist Jenny Holzer! UNEX Sign #1 (Selections from th
Happy birthday to Whitney Collection artist Jenny Holzer! UNEX Sign #1 (Selections from the Survival Series) from 1983 is one of the artist’s earliest works to present her Truisms—one-line aphorisms written by Holzer—with LED technology, a state-of the art means of public communication for government and institutional agencies. At the time of its making, the piece’s 54 statements may have been mistaken for ads, instructions, or public announcements. In a media-saturated world in which news and ads flash by for passive viewers, Holzer uses this instrument of communication to call us to attention.[UNEX Sign #1 (Selections from the Survival Series) (1983) installed in the Whitney’s lobby, 2015. by Ron Amstuz] -- source link
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