Inflammatory Essays: 10 works
Jenny Holzer's 'Inflammatory Essays' is a conceptual art work consisting of ten pieces exploring language and text as primary artistic medium. This work exemplifies Holzer's practice of using written language to engage viewers intellectually.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
June 14, 2021
Estimate: $1,500 to $2,000
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Barbara Kruger
American · b. 1945
Kruger similarly uses bold text as the primary visual and conceptual medium, creating works that provoke intellectual and political responses in viewers through the direct power of written language layered over stark graphic compositions.
Lawrence Weiner
American · b. 1942
Weiner was a foundational figure in text based conceptual art who treated language itself as the artwork, presenting declarative statements and phrases as complete artistic works much like Holzer's essay format pieces.
Joseph Kosuth
American · b. 1945
Kosuth pioneered conceptual art centered on language and definition as primary artistic material, using text to challenge meaning and engage viewers intellectually in a manner directly parallel to Holzer's essay based investigations of language and communication.
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