Truisms Stamps (with Original Envelope).
New York: Art Matters, [1995]. A set of 10 stamps featuring Jenny Holzer's Truisms boldly-printed on reflective silver sheet (3.5 x 8.25 inches). Holzer produced the stamps as a fundraiser for the organization Art Matters, in their mission to supply grants to artists pushing aesthetic and social boundaries. Accompanied by 4 pp. fundraising letter from then-President Marianne Weems, encouraging recipients to use these stamps and circulate their meaning into the world. With original envelope and donation form, which features list of former grant recipients (e.g. Greg Bordowitz, General Idea, Nan Goldin, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, David Hammons, Jenny Holzer, bell hooks, Joan Jonas, Sherrie Levine, Jack Pierson, Adrian Piper, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Carie Mae Weems, and David Wojnarowicz). Minor signs of handling to stamps, else close to fine.
Item #30051
Price: $450.00