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Jenny Holzer — Die Fast and Quiet... (from The Survival Series)
Jenny Holzer

Die Fast and Quiet... (from The Survival Series)

This cast marble work by Jenny Holzer presents a stark, commanding phrase carved into the cold permanence of stone, creating a jarring tension between the weight of the material and the urgency of its message. Part of her *Survival Series*, the work exemplifies Holzer's practice of embedding provocative, aphoristic language into monumental or everyday forms, forcing viewers to confront unsettling ideas in unexpected contexts. The choice of marble lends the blunt declaration an air of timeless authority, as though enshrining a darkly ironic instruction for endurance.

Medium
cast marble

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Under the Influence

March 7, 2014

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Jenny Holzer, Die Fast and Quiet... (from The Survival Series)

This cast marble work by Jenny Holzer presents a stark, commanding phrase carved into the cold permanence of stone, creating a jarring tension between the weight of the material and the urgency of its message. Part of her *Survival Series*, the work exemplifies Holzer's practice of embedding provocative, aphoristic language into monumental or everyday forms, forcing viewers to confront unsettling ideas in unexpected contexts. The choice of marble lends the blunt declaration an air of timeless authority, as though enshrining a darkly ironic instruction for endurance.

Medium
cast marble
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Marble Sculpture, Institutional Critique, Minimalist Aesthetic, White And Gray, Conceptual Art, Language Art, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Political Commentary, Late 20th Century, Female Artist, Text-Based Art

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Art Institute of Chicago