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A boxed collection of Jenny Holzer’s renowned Truisms Jenny
Holzer’s Truisms (1977–79), comprising over 250 single-sentence
declarations, were written to resemble existing aphorisms, maxims,
and clichés. Each sentence distills difficult and contentious
ideas into a seemingly straightforward statement of fact.
Privileging no single viewpoint, the Truisms examine the social
construction of beliefs, mores, and truths. Arranged in
alphabetical order, Truisms were first shown on anonymous street
posters pasted throughout downtown Manhattan, and they have since
appeared on T-shirts, hats, electronic signs, stone floors, and
benches. Holzer-isms presents a collection of these iconic phrases
in a special form: a cloth-covered, foil-stamped box containing six
folded posters designed by Holzer, each featuring a selection of
Truisms, accompanied by a booklet with an introduction, biography,
and chronology. The result is a beautifully designed object that
offers a new way to experience Holzer’s powerful and provocative
text-based art.
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