“THE FOND OLD COUPLE WAS DISAPPEARING TOGETHER THROUGH SUCCESSIVE AMPUTATIONS.” — Jenny Holzer Copy Share Image
I wasn't sure I was an artist, so I thought maybe I just was throwing ideas out for people to consider. — Jenny Holzer Copy Share Image
I used language because I wanted to offer content that people - not necessarily art people - could understand. — Jenny Holzer Copy Share Image
I think of a piece, and then people who are competent fabricate it. But lately I've started finger painting, which probably should… — Jenny Holzer Copy Share Image
“HOW DO YOU FIND THE RIGHT POSITION TO LIE DOWN WITH PEOPLE OR EVEN ANIMALS? OFTEN ONE OF THE PARTNERS IS SMOTHERED… — Jenny Holzer Copy Share Image
“IT'S NO FUN WATCHING PEOPLE WOUND THEMSELVES SO THAT THEY CAN HOLE UP, NURSE THEMSELVES BACK TO HEALTH, AND REPEAT THE CYCLE.… — Jenny Holzer Copy Share Image
“I SAW THEIR STUNNING BODIES GO SLACK AND GET HAIR IN THE WRONG PLACES AND I VOWED I WOULD NOT PERMIT THAT… — Jenny Holzer Copy Share Image
I wanted to support things that are helpful to people and maybe bash what I think is dangerous. So I switched from… — Jenny Holzer Copy Share Image
That's the test of street art – to see if anybody stopped. People would cross out ones they didn't like and would… — Jenny Holzer Copy Share Image
“THE IMPULSE IS TO SQUEEZE AND FONDLE BABY WILD ANIMALS BUT THEN THEY'D BE BROKEN AND WHAT GOOD WOULD THEY BE?” — Jenny Holzer Copy Share Image
I was hesitant to approach people. I'm socially awkward. But I was working on a number of memorials, and finally it dawned… — Jenny Holzer Copy Share Image
I'd paint long strips of canvas and abandon them on the beach, or put bread out in geometric patterns for the pigeons… — Jenny Holzer Copy Share Image
How do you resign yourself to something that will never be? You stop wanting just that thing. You go numb. Or you kill the… — Jenny Holzer Copy Share Image
“MORE THAN ONCE I'VE AWAKENED WITH TEARS RUNNING DOWN MY CHEEKS. I HAVE HAD TO THINK WHETHER I WAS CRYING OR WHETHER IT IS… — Jenny Holzer Copy Share Image
“Food won't go down when you know your mother didn't want you, never liked to feed you, always hated you in her rooms. You… — Jenny Holzer Copy Share Image
SPIT ALL OVER SOMEONE WITH A MOUTHFUL OF MILK IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR PERSONALITY FAST. — Jenny Holzer Copy Share Image
I seldom have my stuff up unless I'm testing it. If I'm worrying about a painting, I put it up and see if I… — Jenny Holzer Copy Share Image
