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Jenny Holzer quotes about people

American Artist July 29, 1950

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FEMALE VOICE: 'The truth is people are pushed around by two men who move all the bodies on earth into patterns that please them.' MALE VOICE: 'I love my mind when it is fucking the cracks of events.' MALE VOICE: 'What I give to all the people who do not want to live with me is arithmetic.' FEMALE VOICE: 'Everyday, I do nothing important because I am scared blank and lazy. But then the men come. I put my mouth on them. I spit and write with the wet.' MALE VOICE: 'I was not born... Jenny Holzer
I'd paint long strips of canvas and abandon them on the beach, or put bread out in geometric patterns for the pigeons downtown. I wanted people to find something nice and intriguing to puzzle over. Then I'd go back to see if the things were still there, or if anyone would notice. Jenny Holzer
That's the test of street art - to see if anybody stopped. People would cross out ones they didn't like and would star others. I liked that people would engage with them. Jenny Holzer
Jenny Holzer quote: "I used language because I wanted to offer content that people..."
I used language because I wanted to offer content that people - not necessarily art people - could understand. Jenny Holzer
I wanted to support things that are helpful to people and maybe bash what I think is dangerous. So I switched from being everybody to being myself. Jenny Holzer
I think of a piece, and then people who are competent fabricate it. But lately I've started finger painting, which probably should be a joke but isn't! Jenny Holzer
Jenny Holzer quote: "It's fun wandering around other people's minds."
It's fun wandering around other people's minds. Jenny Holzer

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