A rare and highly sought-after title, In the Forest of the Words was published in 1994 to coincide with Jenny Holzer’s first large-scale solo exhibition in Japan, held at the Contemporary Art Centre, Art Tower Mito. This landmark exhibition marked the first time many of Holzer’s works, including her iconic LED installations (first presented at the 1990 Venice Biennale), appeared in Japanese translation.
The book functions as both a catalogue and a deep survey of Holzer’s practice up to that point, featuring her searing Truisms and Inflammatory Essays alongside vivid full-colour and black-and-white documentation of her installations. Designed as a bilingual edition, it pairs Holzer’s original English texts with their Japanese counterparts, capturing the stark power of her language across cultural and linguistic boundaries.