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The most profound things are inexpressible.

Jenny Holzer

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Jenny Holzer
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 29
Artist
Conceptual Artist
Drawer
Painter
Sculptor
Visual Artist
Gallipolis
Ohio
G'eni Holtser
Inexpressible
Profound
Art
Things

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Killing is unavoidable but is nothing to be proud of
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Anger or hate can be a useful motivating force
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On the worst days, I don't feel like an artist.
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Hands on your breast can keep your heart beating.
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I moved to New York in the 1970s and started writing when I was at the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program.
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I am not free because I can be exploded anytime.
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Drama often obscures the real issues
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Protect me from what I want.
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Enjoy yourself because you can't change anything anyway
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I wanted to be an abstract painter, but I was rotten at it.
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I wasn't sure I was an artist, so I thought maybe I just was throwing ideas out for people to consider.
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When my daughter was young, she thought all electronic signs were mine.
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Being happy is more important than anything else.
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A sense of duty imprisons you.
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I used language because I wanted to offer content that people - not necessarily art people - could understand.
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It is embarrassing to be caught and killed for stupid reasons
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If you are an artist and you are honest, you are never good enough.
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I seldom have my stuff up unless I'm testing it. If I'm worrying about a painting, I put it up and see if I detest it quickly or slowly. Otherwise I have things by other artists.
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It's good to be employable, but I hope to show the truth. The paintings seem true because nobody wants me to do them.
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