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Alex Capecelatro

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Jenny Holzer — Top Secret 23 (from Water Boarding)
Jenny Holzer

Top Secret 23 (from Water Boarding)

2012

Part of Holzer's powerful "Water Boarding" series, this 2012 work exemplifies the artist's decades-long investigation into the intersection of language, power, and political transparency. Measuring 90.424 × 70.104 cm, the piece continues Holzer's practice of appropriating and recontextualizing official documents to expose hidden governmental operations. Acquired from MLTPL, "Top Secret 23" demonstrates the artist's unflinching commitment to making visible what institutions seek to conceal through redaction and classification.

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Jenny Holzer, Top Secret 23 (from Water Boarding), 2012

Part of Holzer's powerful "Water Boarding" series, this 2012 work exemplifies the artist's decades-long investigation into the intersection of language, power, and political transparency. Measuring 90.424 × 70.104 cm, the piece continues Holzer's practice of appropriating and recontextualizing official documents to expose hidden governmental operations. Acquired from MLTPL, "Top Secret 23" demonstrates the artist's unflinching commitment to making visible what institutions seek to conceal through redaction and classification.

Dimensions
90.424 x 70.104 cm
Year
2012
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist

Related themes

Print, Series, Monochrome, Living Artist, Government Critique, Blue Chip, Institutional Critique, Political, Conceptual, American, Typography, Redaction, Language and Power, Female Artist, Contemporary

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Alex Capecelatro, Art Institute of Chicago