Jenny holzer born july 29, 1950 is an american neoconceptual artist, based in hoosick falls, new york. Art21 produces the peabody awardwinning pbsbroadcast series. Hank often pushes the limit of practicality in his design aesthetics. Jenny holzer is a contemporary american visual artist who was born in 1950.
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Jenny holzers truisms are truths that lie at the boundary of truth and our perception of truths in the postmodern landscape. Many works by the artist have been sold at auction, including untitled with selections from truisms abuse of power. Jenny holzer jenny holzer was born in july 1950 in gallipolis, ohio. Holzer belongs to the feminist branch of a generation of artists that emerged around 1980, looking for new ways to make narrative or commentary an implicit part of visual objects. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Dust paintings was an exhibition of painting by jenny holzer. Art21 is a celebrated global leader in presenting thoughtprovoking and sophisticated content about contemporary art, and the goto place to learn firsthand from the artists of our time. A catalogue with an essay by the poet henri cole accompanies the exhibition. Find highquality jenny holzer stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images.
The main focus of her work is the use of words and ideas in public space. But the sensuality of these textbased abstractions, done in oil on linen. Her signature style is marked by the extreme brevity and concision of statements she appropriates from diverse sources or makes up, as well as by the immediacy of. Cover design for sarah urist s book, how to be an artist. Baby jane holzers flight from high society to warhol superstar in the 1960s, model and socialite jane holzer was bigger than paris hilton, had far.
Jenny holzers endgame paintings published in both german and english. The art newspaper is the journal of record for the visual arts world, covering international news and events. Baby jane holzers flight from high society to warhol. Discover works for sale, auction results, market data, news and exhibitions on mutualart. As a show of her early work opens, the us artist tells stuart jeffries why shes drawn to. Jenny holzer s truisms are truths that lie at the boundary of truth and our perception of truths in the postmodern landscape. Subscribe to access price results for 150,000 different artists. Jenny holzer artwork for sale jenny holzer art value. Expiring for love is beautiful but stupid by jenny holzer. The american artist, best known for her projections and work with. Home museums artists fairs shows auctions galleries. Culled from the ongoing use of political documents from 2004, months after the united states and united kingdom.
Jenny holzer is an american conceptual artist best known for her textbased public art projects. Holzer inserts her truisms into public spaces, on tshirts, and electronic billboards placed in museums and galleries. Dia art foundation is a contemporary arts organization with locations in beacon, new york, and the american west. Upon her move to new york in the late 1970s, holzer surrendered the medium of painting thirty years later, she returned after. Jenny holzers truisms, such as abuse of power comes as no surprise and protect me from what i want, have appeared on posters, billboards, and even condoms, and as led signs and monumental light projections. Jenny holzers stark, often shocking slogans have graced tshirts, posters, leds and even condoms.
Jenny holzer american conceptual artist, born in 1950 guide to pictures of works by jenny holzer in art museum sites and image archives worldwide. Jenny holzers dustpainting g o a little under two miles from the crossroads at route 9 and watch for a homemade sign for a taxidermist on the right. Holzer is by what is known as an unlisted artist, meaning one who does not sell at auction for fine art collector and investor purposes, but a painting that is more intended for decorative framed original wall art for the home, hotel or lobby setting. Artist attack jenny holzer cant protect you anymore. On the occasion of this exhibition, distinguished curator, critic, and artist robert storr examines how these paintings communicate meaning and the degree to which they represent continuities and shifts in holzers artistic practice.
Holzer belongs to the feminist branch of a generation of artists that emerged around 1980, looking for new ways to. But the sensuality of these textbased abstractions, done in oil on linen in mostly muted colors, runs counter to their. Sometimes furniture dances more than standing still. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new. Prices at auctions for sculpturevolume artworks by jenny holzer. In late 1980, holzers mail art and street leaflets were included in the exhibition. Tabletops might have windows into the joinery below, other surfaces might be highly textured, twisted. See available sculpture, prints and multiples, and paintings for sale and learn about the artist.
A conceptual and installation artist who became known in new york city in 1977 for inexpensively printed and anonymously posted sheets of text known as truisms, jenny holzer utilizes words as the primary medium and content of her art. Endgame jenny holzer publications skarstedt gallery. By experimenting with the use of words visually displayed in public spaces, holzer is able to stimulate public discussions about violence, sexuality, oppression, human rights, feminism, power. See available sculpture, prints and multiples, and paintings for sale and learn about the. Other times chairs boarder on the improbable only to be found so comfortable when finally used. Jenny holzer was born in gallipolis, ohio, in 1950. Jenny holzer artwork for sale jenny holzer art value price. The main focus of her work is the delivery of words and ideas in public spaces. Placed on electric signs or stone benches, holzer s text investigates how ideas are transformed from argument or opinion into fact. Jenny holzers chilling paintings explore government abuses. Jenny holzer discusses her powerful textbased work with curator harry cooper in this podcast recorded on may 6, 2011, as part of the diamonsteinspielvogel lecture series at the national gallery of art.
Jenny holzer daily art fair is the international modern and contemporary art galleries for current, past and futur galleries exhibitions all around the world. Jenny holzer born july 29, 1950 is an american conceptual artist. Is an exhibition ever too beautiful for its own good. Language has been holzers primary medium since the late 1970s. Hang your posters in dorms, bedrooms, offices, or anywhere blank walls arent welcome. Jenny holzer is an american conceptual artist best known for her textbased works, which are constructed from truisms such as abuse of power comes as no surprise and protect me from what i want. But the sensuality of these textbased abstractions, done in oil on. The artist has taken up a paintbrush for her new, politically engaged series of works. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Jenny holzer has 24 books on goodreads with 1492 ratings. Based in london and new york, the englishlanguage publication is part of a network of. Wikipedia entry introduction jenny holzer born july 29, 1950 is an american neoconceptual artist, based in hoosick falls, new york. Mar 15, 2014 baby jane holzers flight from high society to warhol superstar in the 1960s, model and socialite jane holzer was bigger than paris hilton, had far more elegance than kim kardashian and was on.
On the occasion of this exhibition, distinguished curator, critic, and artist robert storr examines how these paintings communicate meaning and the degree to which they represent continuities and shifts in holzer s artistic practice. View over 52 joseph holzer artworks sold at auction to research and compare prices. Since the late 1970s, jenny holzer has used language and many forms of address to examine society, beliefs, and the spaces in which an individual finds herself. In her newest work, holzer negotiates the political landscape after 911 and traces the debate over covert operations, ghost detainees, prisoner abuse, and war tragedies in iraq, afghanistan, and guantanamo bay through the directives, emails, and testimonies of. Originally utilizing street posters, led signs became her most visible medium, though her diverse. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online.
She received a ba from ohio university in athens 1972. She combines writing with artmaking, private thoughts with public space, and. Jenny holzer in conversation with harry cooper, curator and head of modern and contemporary art, national gallery of art, washington. The 24 offset prints by jenny holzer born 1950 show slight handling marks and minor marginal blemishes. Jenny holzer s dust painting g o a little under two miles from the crossroads at route 9 and watch for a homemade sign for a taxidermist on the right. After studying art at duke university in north carolina, as well as at the university of chicago, holzer earned her bfa at ohio university in 1972.
Endgame, this catalogue features full plate images and an essay by art historian cary levine titled, under cover of darkness. Asylum, or rather, the impossibility of finding it from the daily deluge of late capitalism, has always been a recurring theme for holzer. For tickets, call the mca box office at 3123974010. Joseph holzer paintings for sale joseph holzer art value. Language has been holzer s primary medium since the late 1970s. Artwork by jenny holzer protect me from what i want. Jenny holzer the venice installation isbn 0914782770 is the catalog artist s book for her 199044th venice biennale exhibition. From pinchukartcentre, jenny holzer, living series 1981 jenny holzers truisms, such as abuse of power comes as no surprise and protect me from what i want, have appeared on posters, billboards, and even condoms, and as led signs and monumental light projections. Published on the occasion of the exhibition jenny holzer.
Whether questioning consumerism, describing torture, or lamenting death and disease, her use of language sometimes mistaken for advertising when installed in public spaces. Jenny holzer abebooks abebooks shop for books, art. The artists market and biography, and their works prices and indices. Holzer xix xx is an artist born in xix the oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 2011, at iori casa daste in piacenza, and the most recent auction result is a painting sold in 2011. Each sheet has a square dimension of 43 x 43 cm and was printed at millner bros. Jenny holzer born july 29, 1950 is an american neoconceptual artist, based in hoosick falls. Mar 25, 2012 holzer is mostly known for her largescale public displays that include billboard advertisements, projections on buildings and other architectural structures, as well as illuminated electronic displays. From anonymous street posters to electronic signs, from stone benches to light projections, holzers materials suggest a landscape spilling over with connotations, information. Jenny holzer has used government documents as a source for her work since 2004. She has had numerous gallery and museum exhibitions, including at the sammlung goetz goetz collection and at the mass moca.
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