Truisms

c. 1979

Medium: 4 L.E.D. signs in a wood box
Dimensions: Overall: 3 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (8.3 × 26.7 × 47 cm)
Accession number: 96.127a-e
Acquired: 1996
Credit line: Commissioned by the Whitney Museum of American Art and Cartier, Inc.
Reproduction credit: ©Jenny Holzer/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Edition: Special 1993 edition of three
Department: collection

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Jenny Holzer, Truisms, c. 1979. 4 L.E.D. signs in a wood box, overall: 3 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (8.3 × 26.7 × 47 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Commissioned by the Whitney Museum of American Art and Cartier, Inc. 96.127a-e. ©Jenny Holzer/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Exhibitions featuring the artist

Exhibitions in the Whitney's archive featuring any of the artists listed for this work. Artwork-level exhibition history is not published by the museum; the list below is artist-level.

An Incomplete History of Protest: Selections from the Whitney’s Collection, 1940–2017 2017-08-18 – 2018-08-27
America Is Hard to See 2015-05-01 – 2015-09-27
I, YOU, WE 2013-04-25 – 2013-09-01
Legacy: The Emily Fisher Landau Collection 2011-02-10 – 2011-05-01
Off the Wall: Part 1—Thirty Performative Actions 2010-07-01 – 2010-09-19
Jenny Holzer: PROTECT PROTECT 2009-03-12 – 2009-05-31
Two Years 2007-10-17 – 2008-02-17
Whitney Biennial 1985 1985-03-13 – 1985-06-09
Whitney Biennial 1983 1983-03-15 – 1983-05-29

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