Holzer, Jenny, 1950-
Dates
- Existence: 1950 July 29
Biographical / Historical
Jenny Holzer (born 1950) is an American conceptual artist. Holzer lives and works in Hoosick Falls, New York. Holzer's works often speak of violence, oppression, sexuality, feminism, power, war and death. Her main concern is to enlighten, bringing to light something thought in silence and meant to remain hidden. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Holzer
Nationality
American
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
First Impressions: Early Prints by Forty-six Contempoary Artists / Acconci V ; Bartlett J ; Holzer J ; Johns J ; Nauman B ; Oldenburg C ; Rivers L ; Ruscha E ; Wiley WT ; Winters T., 1989
Elizabeth Armstrong curated the exhibition and wrote the catalogue essays along with Sheila McGuire. Jennifer Bartlett's print Day and Night (1978), a work held by the Sackner Archive, is documented and reproduced. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Lustmord, 1997
Beatrix Ruf writes that "the language of the LUSTMORD texts is as direct as the images of the daily media reporting on war, horrors, crimes, and murder...LUSTMORD produces feelings, perceptions intuitions of the danger which lurks in the tangle if act, participation, sympathy, helplessness and disgust." Holzer's texts were displayed on LED screens, carved benches, as tattoos, bones, labels. The exhibition took place at the former Carthusian Monastery at Ittengen. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
New York Magazine. No.35/Sep / Holzer J., 1988
Critical essay on Jennie Holzer by Kay Larson. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Venice Installation / Holzer, Jenny., 1990
Michael Auping contributed a major essay "Reading Holzer or Speaking in Tongues." The Sackners attended this exhibition in Venice. An additional copy of the poster is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Translucent Writing / Adrian R ; Dwyer N ; Holzer J ; Jaar A ; Kosuth J ; Locher T ; Ruscha E ; Weibel P ; Nannucci M ; Mallarme S ; Merz M ; Nauman B ; Ray M ; Insam G ; Eerdekens F., 1994
The works in this exhibition featured neon, computer generated, video, and LED word works. Ferdinand Schmatz contributed an essay entitled "Word-Writing-Space - The NON-written Book: Approaches to Mallarme, Light and Time." Peter Weibel's essay is "The Medium Writing in the Age of the Turing Galaxy." Curator Grita Insam, guest curator, contributed a catalogue epilogue relating to the theme of the exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.