Jenny Holzer Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“One of the glories and terrors of working in public is that you do see if your output means anything to anyone.”

“When my daughter was young, she thought all electronic signs were mine.”

“It's necessary to start most work alone. But I'm tickled to death when I can pull somebody in or join someone, whether it's borrowing poetry or traveling with an associate.”

“I'm always trying to bring unusual content to a different audience - a non-art-world audience.”

“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.”

“One thing that changed when I moved upstate was that I became interested in different materials. I started making the stone benches because I was seeing rocks.”

“I moved to New York in the 1970s and started writing when I was at the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program.”

“Protect me from what I want.”

“On the worst days, I don't feel like an artist.”

“Company makes my day.”