152 Quotes by Jenny Holzer

  • Author Jenny Holzer
  • Quote

    I was hesitant to approach people. I’m socially awkward. But I was working on a number of memorials, and finally it dawned on me: These are memorials to people who wrote, so I should use their writing. That’s how I started to quit.

  • Share

  • Author Jenny Holzer
  • Quote

    Usually going places makes me feel optimistic. And I’m a hillbilly, so heading to the countryside made sense a number of ways.

  • Share

  • Author Jenny Holzer
  • Quote

    It is embarrassing to be caught and killed for stupid reasons.

  • Share

  • Author Jenny Holzer
  • Quote

    Disgust is the appropriate response to most situations.

  • Share

  • Author Jenny Holzer
  • Quote

    At times your unconsciousness is truer than your conscious mind.

  • Share


  • Author Jenny Holzer
  • Quote

    That's the test of street art - to see if anybody stopped. People would cross out ones they didn't like and would star others. I liked that people would engage with them.

  • Share