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 51 Collections and/or Records:
In Other Words / Dwyer N ; Holzer J ; Kawara O ; Kosuth J ; Kruger B ; Nannucci M ; Ben ; Weiner L ; Haacke H ; Levine L., 1989
Inflammatory Essays 1978-80 / Holzer, Jenny., 1983
Instructions for Olympian Sign: Selections from Truisms, The Living Series and The Survival Series / Holzer, Jenny., 1986
Jenny Holzer Makes Light of Poems and Beats Swords Into Paintings / Johnson, Ken; Holzer J., 2007
The exhibition installation at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art was titled "Projections." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
June Update / Art Metropole ; Holzer J ; Ruscha E ; Darboven H ; Fones R ; LeWitt S ; Marinetti FT ; Melhorn-Boe L ; Smith K ; Finlay IH ; Acconci V ; Murray I., 1990
Laments, 1989
The texts printed here are reproductions of original drawings for the inscriptions on stone sarcophagi in the exhibition. The book is also part of a videotape presentation with the same title, the combination also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Laments / Holzer, Jenny., 1989
Laments / Holzer, Jenny., 1989
The texts printed here are reproductions of original drawings for the inscriptions on stone sarcophagi in the exhibition. The book is also part of a videotape presentation with the same title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Library Celebrates Art of Words / Kohen, Helen; Lurie S; Holzer J; Rauschenberg R; Warhol A; Knapp D; Knapp J; Young P., 1989
The Sackner Archive lent "Pulmonis Miamius" by Sheldon Lurie (reproduced), and works by D. and J. Knapp, Rauschenberg, along with selections of typewriter art. All these are mentioned in this review. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Living , 2000
This book was first published in 1998. -- 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.
Messages / Holzer, Jenny., 1986
The labels consist of short messages, e.g., Private Property Created Crime. -- 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.
No.2 / Index Books ; Andre C ; Broodthaers M ; Cage J ; Zurbrugg N ; Holzer J ; Jandl E ; Lissitzky E ; Marinetti FT ; Ono Y ; Roth D ; Warhol A ; MacLow J ; Beuys J ; Broodthaers M., 1994
No.13 / Art Metropole ; Holzer J ; Cobbing B ; Cumming R ; Finlay IH ; Hansen A ; Nannucci M ; Tzara T ; Andre C ; Acker K ; Agnetti V ; Anselmo G ; Barry R ; Baxter I ; Bartolini L ; Beuys J ; Bohmler C ; Brecht G ; Broodthaers M ; Brecht G ; Brouwn S ; Cage J ; Byars JL ; Burgin V ; Carrion U ; Corris M ; Curnoe G ; McFadden D ; Darboven H ; Diacono M ; Ehrenberg F ; Filliou R ; Garnet E ; Gerz J ; Graham D ; Grisi L ; Hansen A ; Haacke H ; Higgins D ; Kosuth J ; Kirby M ; Latham J ; Levine L ; LeWitt S ; Long R ; MacLennan T ; McLean B ; Nannucci M ; Ontani L ; Ogust R ; Penrose R ; Ray V ; Rosler M ; Roth D ; Ruppersberg A ; Ruscha E ; Siegelaub S ; Stokes T ; Tuttle R ; Vostell W ; Tzara T ; Vazan B ; Ben ; Weiner L ; Willats S ; Wilson R ; Zelevansky P., 1989
This catalogue was designed by Jenny Holzer based upon "Inflammatory Essays" on the covers and "Truisms" on the pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
No.13: Update / Art Metropole ; Darboven H ; Finlay IH ; Holzer J ; LeWitt S ; Curnoe G., 1989
Paginations, 1984
This commissioned exhibition catalogue was sent to selected librairies and collectors to celebrate the ARLIS meetings in Williamstown in 1984. It itself is an artist book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Perverted by Language / Acconci V ; Burgin V ; Corris M ; Holzer J ; Ruppersberg A ; Levine L ; Spero N ; Weiner L., 1987
Acconi's sculpture "Name Calling Chair" is an excellent example of sculptural concrete poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.