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Jenny Holzer, (born July 29, 1950, Gallipolis, Ohio, U.S.), American installation and conceptual artist who utilized original and borrowed text to create works that explored and questioned contemporary issues. She is best known for her flashing electronic LED sign sculptures that display carefully composed yet fleeting phrases that act as verbal meditations on power, trauma, knowledge, and hope.Holzer initially explored abstract painting during her studies at Ohio University and the Rhode Island School of Design before moving to New York City in 1977. That same year she was accepted into the Whitney Museum of American Art?s Independent Study Program, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jenny-Holzer