Mar
15
Spring break just started, so I went to Jenny Holzer’s exhibit PROTECT PROTECT at the Whitney. I was definitely not disappointed.
The power not only of the visual strength but the LED messages was overwhelming. Equally profound were her redaction paintings of US government documents. This exhibit was a gratifying aesthetic experience because it was so accessible. Many times I think artists (in particular modern artists) make their work convoluted, obscure, and unnecessarily inaccessible. Jenny reverses this sad and common dynamic. Congrats to her.
