(Women) Artists
(Women) Artists
Jenny Holzer
Laments 2
Lot Closed
March 23, 02:16 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
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Jenny Holzer
b.1950
Laments 2
LED installation with red and yellow diodes in anodised aluminium housing, circa 1989, from the edition of 100, with adapter and cable with plug
overall: 100 by 120 by 35mm 4 by 5 by 1⅜in
"I used language because I wanted to offer content that people - not necessarily art people - could understand." - Jenny Holzer
Embracing text in the information age, American artist Jenny Holzer is known for spreading thought-provoking messages through her electronic signage. Laments 2 is one of her earlier LED multiples, created around the time her groundbreaking installation Laments was unveiled at the Dia Art Foundation.