Truisms
conceived 1983, refabricated 2012
Jenny Holzer
Artist, American, born 1950
Artwork overview
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Medium
LED signs, white diodes, and black aluminum housings
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 30.48 × 261.62 × 13.81 cm (12 × 103 × 5 7/16 in.)
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Accession Number
2014.136.290
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The artist; purchased April 1983 by Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Singer, Ammaronack, New York; gift March 1985 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1983
Biennial Exhibition: Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Installations, Film, Video, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March - May 1983, unnumbered catalogue, repro.
Inscriptions
reverse of element 1, on label: Jenny Holzer
Wikidata ID
Q63864087