2024/07/16

Critic Questions Relevance of Jenny Holzer (After Social Media)

● 16/07/2024
“Our ever-refreshing social-media timelines actively present us with content that effortlessly competes with the aesthetics, if not the sentiment, of Boomer-era artists. The aphoristic prowess of Jenny Holzer is now shared by teenagers and Millennials alike.”
– Artist and writer Sarp Kerem Yavuz, questioning the relevance of Jenny Holzer after seeing her Guggenheim Museum show. Yavuz dismisses it as “a half-hearted monument to pithiness” and lingers on her conflicted relationship with social media.
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