American Post War Jenny Holzer Inflammatory Essays. 1979-82/1995. series of 11 offset lithographs on different coloured papers. Each sheet 25 x 25 cm. - Only occasional minimal fingerstaining, one work with small colour loss and 1 sheet with slight rubbing in lower margin. Overall very good. Splendid, rich impressions each with margins. Cf. Waldman, pp. 62-69 - Each essay consisting of 100 words arranged in 20 lines based on quotations from influential political figures of the past such as Vladimir Lenin, Mao Zedong and others - Jenny Holzer is one of the most important representatives of conceptual art, whose work understands language as a means of political intervention. With the "Inflammatory Essays", she developed a series of powerful text posters that articulate ideologically charged positions in short, concise statements. The posters were placed in urban spaces and appeared unexpectedly on house walls, advertising pillars or building fences - where one would not expect to find art. They take up the rhetorical strategies of extremist movements - provocative, contradictory, sometimes disturbing - and defy clear moral categorisation. Holzer shifts the confrontation with political language from the shelter of the gallery to everyday urban life - directly, confrontationally and without warning. Series of 11 offset lithographs on different coloured papers. Each sheet 25 x 25 cm. - Only sporadically minimally fingerstained, one work with small colour breakout, 1 sheet with slight rubbing in lower margin. Very good overall. Splendid, rich impressions, each with margins. - Each essay consists of 100 words arranged in 20 lines based on quotes from influential political figures of the past such as Vladimir Lenin, Mao Zedong and others. - Jenny Holzer is one of the most important protagonists of conceptual art, using language as a medium for political intervention. With the 'Inflammatory Essays', she developed a series of forceful text posters that articulate ideologically charged positions in short, concise statements. The posters were placed in urban spaces and appeared unmediated on house walls, advertising pillars or building fences - where one would not expect to find art. They take up the rhetorical strategies of extremist movements - provocative, contradictory, sometimes disturbing - and defy clear moral categorisation. Holzer shifts the confrontation with political language from the protected space of the gallery to everyday urban life - in a direct, confrontational way and without prior notice. This work is subject to tax. A surcharge of 24.95% will be added to the hammer price and 7% VAT (books, prints except serigraphs) or 19% VAT (only for serigraphs and photographs) to the final invoice amount in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 24.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books, Prints except Screenprints) or 19% VAT (Screenprints or Photographs) on the final invoice amount in the European Union. 1200