When you think of MASS MoCA, the giant contemporary art museum in a former mill complex in North Adams, Mass., the last thought to come to mind is probably "not enough space." The museum currently c…
For the last decade, Jenny Holzer has used declassified U.S. government documents related to the "war on terror" as the basis for her work-appropriating language of surveillance for her hyperactive LE…
There are many venues to experience James Turrell's art of light andspace this summer, but comparatively few opportunities to reflect on the importance of place in his work. The Arizona-based artist k…
Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, Vine, and other platforms are the jumping-off point for artists who blur the line between the virtual and the real
A cache of more than 800 works of art, including pieces by major figures from Jenny Holzer and Jeff Koons to Eija-Liisa Ahtila, has been promised to the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Centre…
Marking a significant addition to San Francisco's public art offerings, the Transbay Transit Center in the city's SOMA district will feature $4.75 million in new commissioned works. Jenny Holzer, Sa…
For months L.A. MoCA's "Art in the Streets" exhibition has been a source of hype and controversy, but it's not the only street-focused show worth seeing this month. Opening tomorrow night at Shepard…
For over 30 years, Jenny Holzer’s art has plumbed the relationship between didactic text and other visual conduits for language. In the late ’70s, she wheat-pasted posters of Nietzsche-like Truisms ac…