JENNY HOLZER
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FOR THE CENTRE
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26 May - 04 June 2006
6pm - 11pm
ACCA forecourt, off Grant Street
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For nearly a decade, light projections have been a critical component of Jenny Holzer’s artistic practice. The moving projections, akin to credits scrolling at the end of a film, allow the artist to work demonstratively with the ephemeral. The cityscape and surrounding architecture are involved; spaces, people, and time are included in an affirming gesture. Linking Holzer’s early street-based practice to her long-standing engagement with media tactics and content common to the world of advertising and news, the projections have enabled the artist to continue to reach diverse publics and passersby. Whether in urban or rural settings, using her own writings or those of others, the ambition of each projection remains the same: “I show what I can with words in light and motion in a chosen place, and when I envelop the time needed, the space around, the noise, smells, the people looking at one another and everything before them, I have given what I know.”
Holzer’s projections have taken place in three continents, and over ten countries, including Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United States, and nearly twenty cities including Florence, Rome, Rio de Janeiro, Venice, Berlin, and Paris.
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For the Centre is a new work commissioned by ACCA.
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