Jenny Holzer, Truisms, 1983
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- Short A rectangular LED display resting on a thin shelf reads "GET WEAK" in a light teal font.
Truisms, 1983
Electronic sign
6 5/16 × 60 ½ × 4 ¼ in. (16 × 153.7 × 10.8 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Paul and Dorie Sternberg, 1986.66
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

- Short A rectangular LED display resting on a thin shelf reads "SELF-AWARENESS" in a light teal font.
Truisms, 1983
Electronic sign
6 5/16 × 60 ½ × 4 ¼ in. (16 × 153.7 × 10.8 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Paul and Dorie Sternberg, 1986.66
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

- Short A rectangular LED display resting on a thin shelf reads "US" in a light teal font.
Truisms, 1983
Electronic sign
6 5/16 × 60 ½ × 4 ¼ in. (16 × 153.7 × 10.8 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Paul and Dorie Sternberg, 1986.66
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago
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