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The Living Series (When Someone is Breathing)

Artist Jenny Holzer (American ; 1950-)
Copy Right Holder The Artist
Copy Right Holder Artists Rights Society (ARS)
Date1980-1982
Mediumcast bronze
Dimensions7 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (19.1 × 26.7 cm)
Classification(s)
  • SCULPTURE
Credit LineGift of Johanna Reinfeld Kolodny, Class of 2001
Terms
  • text
Object numberM.2021.18.4
Descriptionattached to the interior of Andrea Zittel's A to Z Living Series Unit (M.2021.18.2) by donor
EditionEdition 1 of 3
Inscribedcast in bronze: WHEN SOMEONE IS BREATHING ON YOU,/ YOU FEEL COOL AIR PULLED ACROSS/ YOUR SKIN FOLLOWED BY MOIST/ WARM AIR PUSHED IN THE OPPOSITE/ DIRECTION, THIS GOES ON/ AT REGULAR INTERVALS AND MAKES/ A PERFECT TEMPERATURE.
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