My Frieze review of the Jenny Holzer show at the Guggenheim
“The violent machismo of Trumpism lurks everywhere (‘SEND THEM AWAY GAGGING, OR SOBBING IF THEY’RE SOFTHEARTED’), though in true Holzer fashion, the lack of attribution makes the origins and intentions of many slippery by design. You could just as easily imagine a statement such as ‘ACTION WILL BRING THE EVIDENCE TO YOUR DOORSTEP’ coming from the mouth of a radical climate activist as from a Bible-thumping preacher. During my visit, one patron sat on one of the marble Truism benches placed nearby to read them more closely and was quickly shooed away. The authority of such a corrective felt ironic in the context of the room’s messaging – an insidious reminder that no one escapes institutional power.”