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Jenny Holzer — Top Secret 32
Jenny Holzer — Top Secret 32
Jenny Holzer — Top Secret 32
Jenny Holzer — Top Secret 32
Jenny Holzer — Top Secret 32
Jenny Holzer — Top Secret 32
Jenny Holzer

Top Secret 32

Jenny Holzer 's   Top Secret 32   (2012) belongs to her   Water Boarding   series, which confronts state violence and secrecy through declassified US military and CIA documents. Using   handmade paper   formed from black pulp, Holzer obscures most of the text, leaving only fragments such as the "Top Secret" designation visible, transforming bureaucratic language into stark abstraction. This   signed edition   merges material process and political critique, underscoring water's symbolic role in both the medium and the subject of torture. As a leading figure in   text-based art   and   political art , Jenny Holzer uses language as a medium to expose institutional power and human rights violations. This   limited edition print  exemplifies her practice of making classified government documents into powerful works of   contemporary art.

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Prints
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Yes

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From MLTPL New Art Editions collection. Handle: jenny-holzer-top-secret-32.

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Jenny Holzer, Top Secret 32

Jenny Holzer 's   Top Secret 32   (2012) belongs to her   Water Boarding   series, which confronts state violence and secrecy through declassified US military and CIA documents. Using   handmade paper   formed from black pulp, Holzer obscures most of the text, leaving only fragments such as the "Top Secret" designation visible, transforming bureaucratic language into stark abstraction. This   signed edition   merges material process and political critique, underscoring water's symbolic role in both the medium and the subject of torture. As a leading figure in   text-based art   and   political art , Jenny Holzer uses language as a medium to expose institutional power and human rights violations. This   limited edition print  exemplifies her practice of making classified government documents into powerful works of   contemporary art.

Medium
Prints
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
MLTPL, Hamburg

Related themes

Government Surveillance, American, Text Art, Conceptual Art, Printmaking, Declassified Documents, Political Commentary, Contemporary Art

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Art Institute of Chicago