Jenny Holzer Protect Me From What I Want

Along with language oriented artists in a range of art.

It is not a coincidence that the famous protect me from what i want statement for example has inspired the title of a famous song composed by the english band placebo. 535 west 22nd street. The conceptual artist soups up the old teeny bopper sneaker with her famous truisms. By suzanne labarre 1 minute read.

Among the jenny holzer artworks in the sackner archive is a trucker hat one of her multiples bearing the embroidered text protect me from what i want. Jenny holzer s truisms such as abuse of power comes as no surprise and protect me from what i want have appeared on posters billboards and even condoms and as led signs and monumental light projections. Holzer s innovative art is an expression of her feminist politics and her engagement with a critique of art and the art world of commodification and the marketplace.