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Inflammatory Essays (pink)

1979–1982

Jenny Holzer

(American, b.1950)
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Culture
America
Medium
1 of 12 offset lithographs on various colored papers in plastic bag
Measurements
Sheet: 25.5 x 25.5 cm (10 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara Tannenbaum and Mark Soppeland 2015.436.4
Copyright
© Jenny Holzer, member Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Location
Not on view
Print
A square print features a dense, justified block of twenty rows of black text centered on a vibrant pink background. The sharp, all-caps, italicized serif font delivers a provocative manifesto on firearms, beginning, "YOU GET AMAZING SENSATIONS FROM GUNS." The uniform, regimented lines create a stark visual contrast against the saturated field, concluding with the blunt, authoritative statement, "GUNS MAKE WRONG RIGHT FAST."

Inflammatory Essays (pink)

1979–1982

Jenny Holzer

(American, b.1950)
America

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