Under a Rock: You spit on them because...
<p>Jenny Holzer, <em>Under a Rock: You spit on them because...</em>, 1986. Granite, overall: 17 1/2 × 36 1/8 × 16 1/8 in. (44.5 × 91.8 × 41 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift from the Emily Fisher Landau Collection 2020.139a-c. © Jenny Holzer/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1986
- Medium
- Granite
- Dimensions
- Overall: 17 1/2 × 36 1/8 × 16 1/8 in. (44.5 × 91.8 × 41 cm)
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Artist
- Jenny Holzer
Artist

Painting
Jenny Holzer is an American neo-conceptual artist based in Hoosick, New York. Her work focuses on the delivery of words and ideas in public spaces and includes large-scale installations, advertising billboards, projections on buildings and other structures, and illuminated electronic displays.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Jenny Holzer
- Year
- 1986
- Medium
- Granite
- Dimensions
- Overall: 17 1/2 × 36 1/8 × 16 1/8 in. (44.5 × 91.8 × 41 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1986-166204
Source
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Source
- whitney
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





