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Jenny Holzer at Helmut Lang by Josh Rubin
Despite the hardly audible tst, tst. sir... no photo, s'il vous plaît of the uptight shop keeper, I was able to grab a shot of one of Jenny Holzer's latest pieces. The tickering text light artist has outdone herself this time by integrating an LED sculpture in to the handrail alongside a staircase. Installed in the almost one year old Helmut Lang Paris shop, this piece is like a river of words flowing both up and down stream.
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