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Mini Electric LED Sign with Diodes in Colors

War by Jenny Holzer, created in 1992, is a mixed media sculpture featuring a mini electric LED sign with colored diodes. This compact piece (10.2 x 12.1 x 3.8 cm) utilizes Holzer’s characteristic approach of combining text and technology to convey critical messages. The grid of red, yellow, and orange LED lights arranged in a pattern suggests coded or symbolic information, a method Holzer often uses to challenge viewers to reflect on themes of conflict, power, and communication. The minimalist black frame intensifies the vibrant LED display, drawing the viewer's attention to the subtle interplay between light, color, and message.

Jenny Holzer (United States, 1950) is an American conceptual artist renowned for her text-based works that challenge societal norms and provoke thought. Utilizing mediums like LED displays, projections, and installations, she presents powerful messages in public spaces, addressing themes such as power, violence, and oppression. Holzer's art transforms language into a visual experience, engaging audiences worldwide.

Jenny Holzer

War, 1992

Name: War, 1992
SKU: 13409

Form

Sculpture / Object

Sculpture / ObjectA sculpture is a three-dimension object made using any one of the basic sculpting processes. These include carving, casting, constructing or modeling. Carving materials may be bone, ivory, stone or wood. Modeling and casting use clay or wax, while constructions glue materials together.

Medium

Mixed Media

Mixed MediaMixed media refers to artwork that incorporates more than one medium within a single piece. Unlike multimedia art, which combines distinct forms of visual art and often includes elements like sound, video, or digital media, mixed media focuses on combining traditional art materials, such as paint, ink, and collage. Mixed media art allows artists to achieve a wide range of effects and textures by layering and blending different materials.

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Protect me from what I want.
- Jenny Holzer

Jenny Holzer belongs to the neo-conceptual school of artists. Text is the basis for her work. With her first celebrated series, entitled “Truisms”, which began in 1977, she plastered Times Square and lower Manhattan with photostats of hand-typed one-liners intended to amuse, provoke and entertain. At a time when New York was going through a transitional time of rising crime, skyrocketing prices, and high unemployment, Holzer brought art out of the gallery and onto the street.

Holzer’s art was always directed to the common person, the individual strolling down the street or looking up at a billboard. The messages varied from quirky phrases to serious, thought-provoking statements concerning timely topics.

In addition to print art, Jenny Holzer employed LED lights, Neon Signs, and scrolling marquees during her most prolific period the late 1970s and early 1980s.
“Truisms” can still be found widely distributed with Holzer’s messages printed on ball caps, tee shirts, and posters.

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Sometimes referred to as Conceptualism, this is an art form where the idea(s) or concept(s) behind the work take precedence over material concerns and traditional aesthetics. Many conceptual artworks can be created by anyone simply by following written instructions. The concept or idea is the most essential aspect of the artwork.

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War, 1992

10.2 x 12.1 x 3.8 cm

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