Jenny Holzer

How classic literature, social justice, New York life, and fly posting all fed into the hugely important contemporary artist’s practice

Along with Jeff Koons and Jenny Holzer, Kruger created an aesthetic which dissolved the lines between art, advertising, and agit-prop. We take a deep dive into a work on show at LACMA from this weekend

'I love the idea of changing the light, changing the location, changing how artworks talk to each other' says the celebrated British-born photographer as she picks her favorite pieces from the Artspace archive

Adam Pendleton, Nicolas Party, Dana Schutz, Jim Hodges, KAWS and other major artists donate work to a high-profile auction, benefitting the New York City AIDS Memorial

The London fair addresses contemporary concerns and pressures, while also serving up some familiar sights

30 years ago a different kind of pandemic required a different kind of response. As two well loved T-shirts are relaunched on World AIDS Day, the unlikely activist remembers how it all began

Six works by contemporary artists that are all about the Benjamins, and that employ money both as motif and material, as an index of (sometimes doubtful) value and an expression of (all too real) power

Friends coming over to admire the latest addition to your collection? Here's what to say about the artist's work to visitors

Simone Leigh, Hernan Bas, Caitlin Keogh, & more.

In celebration of World AIDS Day, artist Jenny Holzer is staging a city-wide performance starting at 4:30pm this Saturday, December 1st.

"Bring your weird uncles and dads and aunts!" Artspace's Shannon Lee speaks to curators Doug Eklund and Ian Alteveer on American paranoia, alternative facts, and the Met Breuer's current exhibition "Everything is Connected: Art and Conspiracy."

In our new series "Art in the '90s" we look at the most pivotal artworks from each year of the decade. Here, Bice Curiger discusses a '93 Jenny Holzer piece about sex crime that caused quite a stir in Germany—for all the wrong reasons.

In this excerpt from Phaidon’s "Bruce Nauman: The True Artist," art historian and critic Peter Plagens discusses the prolific American artist's movement toward political art.

Excerpted from Phaidon's new release of 100 quotes about protest, "You Had Better Make Some Noise."

Artspace's trusted advisor describes her personal collecting wish-list—from a $2,450 Jenny Holzer to a $15,000 Mariah Robertson.

Currently on view at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston is "ICA Collection: New Acquisitions," which showcases work added to the museum’s collection within the last three years.

From Renaissance masters to top-of-the-charts female rappers, these fourteen artists took the media by storm in 2017.

In honor of World AIDS Day today, we speak with artist Jenny Holzer about the new New York City AIDS Memorial she helped design.

These questions aren't inherently bad and there's no reason you can't ask them. Just know that if you do, you will undoubtedly piss off an artist.

Though Holzer is now an internationally recognized figure in the art world, the artist sprang from humble beginnings. In this refreshingly candid interview with curator Joan Simon, she describes growing up in Ohio and being an art school outsider.

From artists like David Hockney, Louise Bourgeois, Carolee Schneemann, and Mark Bradford, here are the Fall's most exciting museum shows to look forward to.

In this excerpt from Phaidon's Mary Kelly monograph, Kelly speaks to Douglas Crimp on how she sees her work in relation to feminism(s).

From the Lightening Fields in New Mexico to a drinking fountain in the Dallas County Records Building, these 10 public artworks make for a geographically illogical but art historically significant road trip!

Gagosian Gallery's Madison Avenue location exhibits a collection of drawings made in the middle of Ruscha's career. These essays on "Single Words" and "Thoughts & Phrases" shed lights on this segment of the artist's prolific career.

Chicago's West Town and Near East Side neighborhoods are cultural hubs, with a slew of galleries exhibiting artists ranging from local, under-known contemporary artists, to blue-chip big-timers dealt on the secondary market.

Featuring Carroll Dunham, Jenny Holzer, Jeff Koons, and more

Hear why Phaidon CEO Keith Fox, designer Ralph Lauren, musician Elton John and others are supporting this historic new tribute to those who fell in the AIDS epidemic.

With mere days to go before the election, Artspace’s Andrew M. Goldstein spoke to the renowned political artist about the best way to take political action, and how she’s honoring the victims of the AIDS epidemic.

Featuring quotes from Marina Abramovic, Richard Prince, Jenny Holzer, Damien Hirst, Louise Bourgeois, and more.

The graphic designer and author of Phaidon’s Visual Impact: Creative Dissent in the 21st Century Liz McQuiston selects 10 pieces that exemplify the art of protest.

The young but savvy collector, who works at Google Play Music, shares some prized purchases and tells Artspace why the art world should be studying disruptions in the music business.

In this interview from his Phaidon Contemporary Art Series monograph, the influential German photographer currently exhibiting at David Zwirner discusses his formative influences.

It's the dog days of summer, but the juicy art world stories just keep rolling in. Catch up on the latest with Artspace.

These mind-bending pieces show the diverse approaches artists have taken in order to realize their ideas in physical form.

In the spirit of summer blockbusters, we've compiled a list of the most righteous heroes and dastardly villains of the art world.

From a statement-making sculpture by one of Mexico's hottest artists to a powerful painting by a pioneering New York collective, these are significant artworks for smart collectors.

From a scene-stealing source of beauty at the Venice Biennale to America’s greatest living painter of flat people, these are the artists we’ll all be talking about this month.

We spoke to Chris Stone and David Fox, the acclaimed duo specializing in combining contemporary art with cutting-edge design.

the Brussels-based connoisseur speaks about his dissatisfactions with the current gallery system, and where he thinks contemporary art will be in 2150.

Here's what you need to know about Jenny Holzer's MONEY CREATES TASTE (2007), a special benefit edition created in partnership with SculptureCenter.

We spoke to the journalist and painter about the hall-monitoring of the art world, what the new X-Men movie has to do with art, and the primacy of play in his new department store catalogue paintings.

From New York to L.A., these alternative galleries from across the country took the experimental momentum of the 1970s to new heights.

The choice of the veteran video and performance artist continues the pavilion's longstanding commitment to supporting challenging and experimental art.

From The Land in rural Thailand to the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas, these are a few influential international programs that collectors would be wise to look for on artists' CVs.

To celebrate Valentine's Day, we've compiled a list of some of the more prominent couples whose hearts have been intertwined by the aesthetic ribbons of contemporary art.