Jenny Holzer

Affluent College...
1980–1982

A black plaque with gold lettering that reads: "AFFLUENT COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS FACE THE REAL PROSPECT OF DOWNWARD MOBILITY. FEELINGS OF ENTITLEMENT CLASH WITH THE AWARENESS OF IMMINENT SCARCITY. THERE IS RESENTMENT AT GROWING UP AT THE END OF AN ERA OF PLENTY COUPLED WITH REASSESSMENT OF CONVENTIONAL MEASURES OF SUCCESS." The plaque is mounted on a wall with four screws, one in each corner.

A black plaque with gold lettering that reads: "AFFLUENT COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS FACE THE REAL PROSPECT OF DOWNWARD MOBILITY. FEELINGS OF ENTITLEMENT CLASH WITH THE AWARENESS OF IMMINENT SCARCITY. THERE IS RESENTMENT AT GROWING UP AT THE END OF AN ERA OF PLENTY COUPLED WITH REASSESSMENT OF CONVENTIONAL MEASURES OF SUCCESS." The plaque is mounted on a wall with four screws, one in each corner.

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Date
1980–1982

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Bronze

Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/2 × 9 15/16 × 1/4in. (19.1 × 25.2 × 0.6 cm)

Accession number
P.2011.180

Edition
2/3

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Promised gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Rights and reproductions
© Jenny Holzer/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
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Jenny Holzer
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