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    Artwork Survey: 2000s

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    • "Xenon for Oslo,"
      Light projection. Lillehammer Skijump, Norway.
      2000

      © 2007 Jenny Holzer, member Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.

    • "Installation for Neue Nationalgalerie,"
      Electronic LED sign. Installation view: Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin.
      2001
      Text: Selections from “Truisms” (1977-79), “Inflammatory Essays” (1979-82), “Living” (1980-82), “Survival" (1983-85), “Under a Rock” (1986), “Laments” (1989), “Mother and Child” (1990), “War” (1992), “Lustmord” (1993-95), “Erlauf” (1995), “Arno” (1996), “Blue” (1998), and “Oh” (2001);

      Photo: Attilio Maranzano;

      © 2007 Jenny Holzer, member Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.

    • "Installation for Neue Nationalgalerie,"
      Electronic LED sign. Installation view: Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin.
      2001
      Electronic LED sign. Installation view: Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin.

      Photo: Attilio Maranzano;

      © 2007 Jenny Holzer, member Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.

    • "Installation for Neue Nationalgalerie,"
      Electronic LED sign. Installation view: Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin.
      2001
      Text: Selections from “Truisms” (1977-79), “Inflammatory Essays” (1979-82), “Living” (1980-82), “Survival" (1983-85), “Under a Rock” (1986), “Laments” (1989), “Mother and Child” (1990), “War” (1992), “Lustmord” (1993-95), “Erlauf” (1995), “Arno” (1996), “Blue” (1998), and “Oh” (2001);

      Photo: Attilio Maranzano;

      © 2007 Jenny Holzer, member Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.

    • "Xenon for Berlin,"
      Light projection. Berlin, Germany.
      2001
      Text: “Laments” (1989) and “Erlauf” (1995),

      Photo: Attilio Maranzano,

      © 2007 Jenny Holzer, member Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.

    • "Purple Cross,"
      Electronic LED sign. Installation view: Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris.
      2004
      Text: "Blur” from “MIDDLE EARTH” by Henri Cole.

      Photo by Attilio Maranzano,

      Copyright © 2003 by Henri Cole, used by/reprinted with permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, LLC. © 2007 Jenny Holzer, member Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.

    • "Xenon for Bregenz,"
      Light projection. Kanisfluh, Austria.
      2004
      Text: “Arno” (1996),

      Photo: Attilio Maranzano,

      © 2007 Jenny Holzer, member Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.

    • "President,"
      Red pine log branded with text. Installation view: Johanniterkirche, Feldkirch, Austria.
      2004
      Text: “To the Forty-third President” from “BLACKBIRD AND WOLF” by Henri Cole.

      Photo by Attilio Maranzano,

      Copyright © 2007 by Henri Cole, used by/reprinted with permission from Farrar, Straus and Giroux, LLC. © 2007 Jenny Holzer, member Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.

    • "President,"
      Red pine log branded with text. Installation view: Johanniterkirche, Feldkirch, Austria.
      2004
      Text: “To the Forty-third President” from “BLACKBIRD AND WOLF” by Henri Cole.

      Photo by Attilio Maranzano,

      Copyright © 2007 by Henri Cole, used by/reprinted with permission from Farrar, Straus and Giroux, LLC. © 2007 Jenny Holzer, member Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.

    • "Xenon for Bregenz,"
      Light projection. Kanisfluh, Austria.
      2004

      Photo: Attilio Maranzano,

      © 2007 Jenny Holzer, member Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.

    • "For 7 World Trade,"
      Electronic LED sign. Installation view: 7 World Trade Center, New York.
      2006
      “Here is New York” reprinted by permission of Martha, Steve, and John White,

      © 2007 Jenny Holzer, member Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York. © E.B. White 1949, 1976.

    • "BIG HANDS YELLOW WHITE,"
      installation view: Cheim & Read, New York.
      2006
      Oil on linen,

      © 2007 Jenny Holzer, member Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.

    • "HE DID NOT SEE ANY AMERICANS BLUE," detail,
      2006
      Oil on linen; 4 panels,
      33 × 102 inches

      © 2007 Jenny Holzer, member Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.

    • "COLIN POWELL GREEN WHITE,"
      2006
      Oil on linen; 4 panels,
      33 × 102 inches

      © 2007 Jenny Holzer, member Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.

    • "WISH LIST BLACK,"
      2006
      Oil on linen; 16 panels,
      33 × 408 inches.

      © 2007 Jenny Holzer, member Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.

    • "WISH LIST BLACK," detail,
      2006
      Oil on linen; 16 panels,
      33 × 408 inches.

      © 2007 Jenny Holzer, member Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.

    • "WISH LIST BLACK," detail,
      2006
      Oil on linen; 16 panels,
      33 × 408 inches.

      © 2007 Jenny Holzer, member Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.

    • "WHITE,"
      Installation view: Cheim & Read, New York.
      2006
      Nichia white LED's mounted on PCB with aluminum housing,
      192 1/4 × 216 5/8 × 5 3/8 inches.

      © 2007 Jenny Holzer, member Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.

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