Through 7 July 2019
Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 9TG
London

Discover the powerful art of American neo-conceptual artist Jenny Holzer in the Tate Modern’s latest Artist Rooms.

Jenny Holzer presents statements that can provoke strong responses. Whether encountered on city streets or in art galleries, Holzer’s work asks us to consider the words and messages that surround us. Her art takes many forms, including stone benches, projections, signs, posters, paintings, plaques and textiles. Words are central to her work, whether pasted on a wall, flickering from an electronic sign, carved in granite or stitched in wool.

Her texts can be forceful and apparently simple, but may contradict one another. They are not necessarily straightforward expressions of the artist’s views. Truisms, Holzer’s first text series, is a survey of belief.

Early in her career, Holzer delivered messages on posters and T-shirts so they would be seen in everyday places rather than in museums and galleries. Her work addresses the information overload and multiple perspectives we read daily. Eye-catching or quiet and lyrical, Holzer’s art invites us to read and interpret for ourselves.

Learn more about the exhibition and see what else is happening at Tate Modern.

https://www.shillingtoneducation.com/blog/artist-rooms-jenny-holzer/