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Some contemporary American Artists utilizing text:. Ed Ruscha b. 1937, Omaha, NE Jenny Holzer b. 1950, Gallipolis, OH Barbara Kruger b. 1945, Newark, NJ Steve Hurd b. 1956, Washingon, D.C. Alexis Smith b. 1949, Los Angeles, CA Ellen Gallagher b. 1965, Providence, RI
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Some contemporary American Artists utilizing text: Ed Ruscha b. 1937, Omaha, NE Jenny Holzer b. 1950, Gallipolis, OH Barbara Kruger b. 1945, Newark, NJ Steve Hurd b. 1956, Washingon, D.C. Alexis Smith b. 1949, Los Angeles, CA Ellen Gallagher b. 1965, Providence, RI Margaret Killgallen b. 1967, Wash. D.C., d. 2001 Kerry James Marshall b. 1955, Birmingham, AL Larry Johnson b. 1959, Long Beach, CA
Ed Ruscha Ribbons, 1973oil on canvas20 H x 24 W (inches)
Ed Ruscha Boy Meets Girl, 1987acrylic on canvas72 H x 72 W (inches)
Ed Ruscha Question Answer, 1992 acrylic on canvas 18 15/16 H x 24 W (inches)
Jenny Holzer THE SURVIVAL SERIES: YOU ARE SO COMPLEX THAT YOU DON'T ALWAYS RESPOND TO DANGER, 1983-85 Danby Imperial white marble footstool17 x 23 x 15 3/4 inches
Jenny Holzer ARNO, 1996Xenon projectionapprox. 100 x 115 feetInstalled at Palazzo Bargagli, FlorenceSeptember 1996
Jenny Holzer Various TextsXenon projectionInstalled at Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos AiresMay 2000
Barbara Kruger Untitled (I shop, therefore I am) 1987Photographic silkscreen on vinyl, 111 x 113 inches
Barbara Kruger Untitled (When I hear the word culture, I take out my checkbook) 1985Gelatin silver print 138 x 60 inches
Untitled (Standing Still & Walking in Los Angeles)1993Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Larry Johnson
Margaret Kilgallen Installation view at UCLA / Armand Hammer Museum, Los Angeles2000Photo by Robert WedemeyerCourtesy Deitch Projects, New York
Alexis Smith Make Love Not War 2009 Mixed media collage
Alexis Smith The Medium is the Message 2009 Mixed media (installation)
Ellen Gallagher "Mr. Terrific" from "DeLuxe"2004-2005Aquatint, photogravure, and plasticine, 13 x 10 inchesEdition of 20
Kerry James Marshall Better Homes Better Gardens 1994Acrylic and collage on unstretched canvas, 100 x 142 inches
Steve Hurd The Devil’s in the Details 2007 Oil on Canvas