Jenny Holzer

Semi-circular electronic LED sign, with amber (Amber Truisms Living) or blue (Blue Laments Arno) diodes, electro-polish aluminum housing with seamless light filter, each 5 x 53 x 2 cm (2 x 21 x ¾ in), to be installed horizontally or vertically (LED switches automatically). Edition of 25 each, signed and numbered.

For this LED edition, Jenny Holzer chose fragments from some of her iconic text series: Amber Truisms Living presents selections from her early Truisms (1977–79) and Living (1980–82) series – sharp, declarative statements that blur the line between common sense and contradiction. In Blue Laments Arno, Holzer draws from the more elegiac tone of her Laments (1989) and Arno (1996) texts, evoking loss, intimacy, and vulnerability. The curved format adds a sculptural, almost architectural quality to the works, while the luminous LED text pulses with urgency and emotion. Together, they reflect Holzer’s enduring exploration of language as a medium for reflection, resistance, and public address.

Published for Kunsthaus Bregenz
Suite of 4 digital pigment prints on photo rag paper. Each print 55.5 x 45 cm (21¾ x 17¾ in). Edition of 40, signed and numbered on colophon.

This edition portfolio was published alongside Jenny Holzer’s eponymous exhibition at Kunsthaus Bregenz in 2004. The exhibition’s subject was the United States’ foreign policy in the Middle East, with the artist’s xenon projections featuring excerpts from declassified (but still heavily redacted) U.S. government documents, Henri Cole’s poem To the Forty-third President, and highlights from Holzer’s own writing. The four prints this edition is comprised of are photographs of Holzer’s projections at four different locations in Austria: the Rhomberg rock quarry in Hohenems, Kanisfluh in Vorarlberg, the Kunsthaus Bregenz, and the Old Parish Church of Saint Nicholas in Lech, respectively.

Set EUR 4,000

Electronic LED sign with color diodes and anodized aluminum housing, 42 x 5 x 1.3 cm (16½ x 2 x ½ in), to be installed horizontally or vertically (LED switches automatically). Edition: 20 per color, each piece signed and numbered. 
Amber Essays: amber diodes
White Arno: white diodes
Blue Blue: blue diodes
Green Survival: green diodes

These four LED editions by Jenny Holzer combine minimalist form with emotionally charged language, continuing the artist’s long-standing use of scrolling text displays to deliver pointed, poetic, and often political messages. Each piece draws on a different body of Holzer’s writing – from her Essays, Arno, Blue, and Survival texts – rendered in a distinct LED color that underscores the tone of the message. Presented as narrow vertical or horizontal panels, the works pulse with luminous immediacy while inviting quiet reflection. In typical Holzer fashion, the texts address intimacy, vulnerability, power, and perception – making the personal resonate within public, technologized space. These pieces exemplify her ability to fuse language and light into a powerful sculptural presence.

Heliogravure on rag paper, 44.5 x 62 cm (18 x 24 in). Edition of 99, signed and numbered.

In this edition from her Living Series (1980–82), Jenny Holzer distills social observation into a bold, declarative form. The text’s measured tone and straightforward language initially appear neutral, but they gradually unfold into a layered provocation. What seems like a simple observation about group behavior in times of crisis subtly challenges the viewer’s own position, values, and fears. Holzer deliberately avoids ambiguity; her intention is to be clear, direct, and understood. By using language as a medium, she turns familiar phrases into sharp tools of reflection – prompting viewers to consider the power dynamics and psychological patterns that shape everyday life.

EUR 3,000