
Photo: Ethan Harrison
1 / 1Jenny Holzer: Laments
The texts printed in this book are reproductions of the original drawings for the inscriptions on thirteen stone sarcophagi installed at Dia, March 1, 1989–February 18, 1990. The exhibition also included the presentation of these texts on thirteen vertical LED signboards. The texts are the voices of ten adults, two children, and one infant.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Dia Art Foundation
- ISBN
- 9780944521175
- Publication date
- 1989
- Cover
- Softcover
- Pages
- 28 pages
- Dimension
- 4.5 x 7.75 in.
- Publication credits
- Jenny Holzer
Related Artists
Jenny Holzer
Jenny Holzer was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, in 1950. She lives and works in Hoosick Falls, New York.
Related Exhibitions

Exhibition
Jenny Holzer: Laments
March 2, 1989–February 18, 1990, Dia Chelsea
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