Few buildings in England spell out their power and grandeur quite as confdently as Blenheim Palace: Queen Anne’s reward to the Duke of Marlborough for his victories in battle. Now it will play host to an American artist best known for questioning the pillars of authority. Jenny Holzer’s language-based installations spell out their messages in stone or LED lights and she has created several new works just for the palace. For the exhibition’s frst fortnight, this rare example of English Baroque will also host free-toview evening light shows projected onto its ornate façade.
Jenny Holzer’s 2008 work Monument, shown at a previous exhibition, with LED displays of quotes from her writings
PHOTOGRAPH: MELEAH REARDON/500PX, MONUMENT, 2008 © 2008 JENNY HOLZER, MEMBER ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NY PHOTO: VASSILIJ GUREEV, WWWBLENHEIMARTFOUNDATION.ORG.UK