Some contemporary American Artists utilizing text:

Ed Ruscha b. 1937, Omaha, NE

Jenny Holzer b. 1950, Gallipolis, OH

Barbara Kruger b. 1945, Newark, NJ

Steve Hurd b. 1956, Washingon, D.C.

Alexis Smith b. 1949, Los Angeles, CA

Ellen Gallagher b. 1965, Providence, RI

Margaret Killgallen b. 1967, Wash. D.C., d. 2001

Kerry James Marshall b. 1955, Birmingham, AL

Larry Johnson b. 1959, Long Beach, CA

Ribbons, 1973oil on canvas20 H x 24 W (inches)

Ed Ruscha

Boy Meets Girl, 1987acrylic on canvas

72 H x 72 W (inches)

Ed Ruscha

Question Answer, 1992 acrylic on canvas

18 15/16 H x 24 W (inches)

Ed Ruscha

THE SURVIVAL SERIES: YOU ARE SO COMPLEX THAT YOU DON'T ALWAYS RESPOND TO DANGER, 1983-85

Danby Imperial white marble footstool17 x 23 x 15 3/4 inches

Jenny Holzer

Jenny Holzer

ARNO, 1996Xenon projectionapprox. 100 x 115 feetInstalled at Palazzo Bargagli, FlorenceSeptember 1996

Various TextsXenon projectionInstalled at Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos AiresMay 2000

Jenny Holzer

Untitled (I shop, therefore I am)1987Photographic silkscreen on vinyl, 111 x 113 inches

Barbara Kruger

Untitled (When I hear the word culture, I take out my checkbook)

1985Gelatin silver print 138 x 60

inches

Barbara Kruger

Untitled (Standing Still & Walking in Los Angeles)1993Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

Larry Johnson

Margaret Kilgallen

Installation view at UCLA / Armand Hammer Museum, Los Angeles2000Photo by Robert WedemeyerCourtesy Deitch Projects, New York

Make Love Not War

2009

Mixed media collage

Alexis Smith

The Medium is the Message

2009

Mixed media (installation)

Alexis Smith

Ellen Gallagher

"Mr. Terrific" from "DeLuxe"2004-2005Aquatint, photogravure, and plasticine, 13 x 10 inchesEdition of 20

Better Homes Better Gardens1994

Acrylic and collage on unstretched canvas, 100 x 142 inches

Kerry James Marshall

The Devil’s in the Details

2007

Oil on Canvas

Steve Hurd