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 Kerry James Marshall b. 1955, Birmingham, AL Larry Johnson b. 1959, Long Beach, CA
Ribbons, 1973 oil on canvas 20 H x 24 W (inches) Ed Ruscha
Boy Meets Girl, 1987 acrylic on canvas 72 H x 72 W (inches) Ed Ruscha
Question Answer, 1992 acrylic on canvas 18 15/16 H x 24 W (inches) Ed Ruscha
THE SURVIVAL SERIES: YOU ARE SO COMPLEX THAT YOU DON'T ALWAYS RESPOND TO DANGER, Danby Imperial white marble footstool 17 x 23 x 15 3/4 inches Jenny Holzer
ARNO, 1996 Xenon projection approx. 100 x 115 feet Installed at Palazzo Bargagli, Florence September 1996
Various Texts Xenon projection Installed at Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires May 2000 Jenny Holzer
Untitled (I shop, therefore I am) 1987 Photographic silkscreen on vinyl, 111 x 113 inches Barbara Kruger
Untitled (When I hear the word culture, I take out my checkbook) 1985 Gelatin silver print 138 x 60 inches Barbara Kruger
Untitled (Standing Still & Walking in Los Angeles) 1993 Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Larry Johnson
Margaret Kilgallen Installation view at UCLA / Armand Hammer Museum, Los Angeles 2000 Photo by Robert Wedemeyer Courtesy Deitch Projects, New York
Make Love Not War 2009 Mixed media collage Alexis Smith
The Medium is the Message 2009 Mixed media (installation) Alexis Smith
Ellen Gallagher "Mr. Terrific" from "DeLuxe" Aquatint, photogravure, and plasticine, 13 x 10 inches Edition of 20
Better Homes Better Gardens 1994 Acrylic and collage on unstretched canvas, 100 x 142 inches Kerry James Marshall
The Devil’s in the Details 2007 Oil on Canvas Steve Hurd