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Jenny Holzer

by Jenny Holzer, David Joselit, Joan Simon, Renata Salecl

This monograph explores a practice centred on language and industrial materials in the public realm. It traces the evolution of text-based installations from early street posters to large-scale light works, incorporating critical surveys, interviews, and artist writings.

Accession 2256 ISBN 0714837547 Publisher Phaidon Press
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