Years ago a friend and I debated at large about Jenny Holzer vs Barbara Kruger. My friend was on Holzer’s side, me on Kruger’s, and by being in some one’s side I mean which artist did we like better, regardless of such pointless argument on a famous artist’s merits it is most definitely Jenny Holzer time at the moment.
(I have a technique on figuring out how something or someone is of the moment -and no- it’s not just going to The Moment blog.)

There is a Jenny Holzer has a retrospective at the Whitney Museum in New York; she is part of the Louis Vuitton Espace Culturel “Ecritures Silencieuses” exhibit in Paris and if you want some of her work for yourself there is the new HOOO!!! lamp done by Flos which which displays L.E.D. text from her “Truisms” and “Survival” series encased by a Baccart glass designed by Philip Starck. With a hefty price tag I think some people should look at the Holzer’s “Protect me from what I want” before they buy a lamp with L.E.D text saying “Money creates taste“.

Speaking of design the it’s the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this week, expect a full report of our favorites next week.