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

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
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Means
Glories
Anything
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Output
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Public
Anyone

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