Jenny Holzer’s Inflammatory Essays are twenty-one posters printed on paper of various bright colors, measuring seventeen by seventeen inches each or, in other words, just a little over a foot on each edge. These posters are hung in a tight, gridded format, with no margin or space in between their edges. They merge to present a bold, colorful wall of texts. Each essay has exactly one hundred words in twenty lines, written in all capital letters in newspaper font, and includes a range of provocative statements. Holzer utilizes this rigid format to explore a range of extreme ideas, often questioning the viewer’s response by setting fanatical statements against the unwritten certainties of common opinion. A bright neon pink page begins: “Don’t talk down to me. Don’t be polite to me. Don’t try to make me feel nice. Don’t Relax. I’ll cut the smile off your face…” These mass-produced short and declarative texts explore a number of issues that have been recurring concerns throughout Holzer’s career, including power, social control, abuse, consumption, and sex. They embody her distinct voice, one that is omniscient, dispassionate, and yet outraged–shifting between multiple, conflicting political and gender identities.