Holzer, Jenny, 1950-
Dates
- Existence: 1950-
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
Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:
Abuse of Power Comes As No Surprise / Holzer, Jenny., 1996
This postcard is designed to be mailed. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Any Surplus Is Immoral, 1991
Each rubberstamp has one aphorism, e.g., "Words Tend To Be Inadequate." Stephen Bury in "Artist's Multiples," list the title as "Untitled," 1991. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Art / Kennedy, Randy; Schendel M; Ferrari L; Holzer J; Nauman B; Weiner L., 2009
This is a brief review of "Tangled Alphabets," at exhibition at MoMA featuring Leon Ferrari and Mira Schendel. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Artweek. No.19 / Holzer J., 1991
Includes interview of Jenny Holzer. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Blast Art Benefit / Bee S ; Denes A ; Holzer J ; Kosuth J ; Lipski D ; Messager A ; Ruppersberg A ; Weiner L., 1992
Books by Artists/Books by Artists / Printed Matter ; Holzer J., 1987
Christmas Flyer / Printed Matter ; Finlay IH ; Holzer J ; Marclay C ; McCarney S ; Stokes T ; Broodthaers M ; Calle S ; Denes A., 1989
Committed to Print / Burden C ; Coe S ; Corris M ; Holzer J ; Indiana R ; Johns J ; Kruger B ; Nauman B ; Rollins T+KOS ; Romero R ; Rothenberg E ; Wiley WT ; Spero N ; Ringgold F ; Piper A ; Lacy S ; Edgar Heap of Birds., 1988
Contemporary Book Art / Bourne S ; Crombie J ; Connors M ; Holzer J ; Kyle H ; McCarney S ; McGrath J ; Osborn K ; Smith K ; Stokes T ; Zweig J ; Reese H., 1990
Documenta 8 / Holzer J ; Gerz J ; Kruger B ; Cage J ; Finlay IH ; Merz M., 1987
Abridged catalog written by Gunter Metken. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Eating Through Living, 1981
Jenny Holzer, a conceptual artist who represented the United States at the Venice Biennale in 1990, is known for her utilization of language as art. The opening piece in this book reads "It's a safe game to play with your nose, shutting off the air and letting it flow again. Then you can escalate and see how long you can last until you pass out, your hand relaxes and you breathe normally again." This is her first book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Eating Through Living, 1981
Jenny Holzer, a conceptual artist who represented the United States at the Venice Biennale in 1990, is known for her utilization of language as art. The opening piece in this book reads "It's a safe game to play with your nose, shutting off the air and letting it flow again. Then you can escalate and see how long you can last until you pass out, your hand relaxes and you breathe normally again." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Essay Packs / Holzer, Jenny., 1980
The typographic appearance of the broadsides shows poorly printed typesetting of the texts. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Evidence of the Avant Garde Since 1957 / Art Metropole ; Andre C ; Brecht G ; Holzer J ; Johnson R ; Schneemann C ; Ben ; Arakawa ; Barry R ; Beuys J ; Boltanski C ; Broodthaers M ; Brouwn S ; Byars JL ; Chiari G ; Cumming R ; Curnoe G ; McFadden D ; Darboven H ; Paik NJ ; Vostell W ; Filliou R ; Fine AM ; Fones R ; Fulton H ; Gerz J ; Graham D ; Higgins D ; Hendricks G ; Kosuth J ; Kawara O ; Kostelanetz R ; Levine L ; LeWitt S ; Lichtenstein R ; Long R ; Mayer HJ ; Merz M ; McLean B ; Murray I ; Nannucci M ; Nations O ; Nauman B ; Nitsch H ; Oldenburg C ; Ontani L ; Paik NJ ; Penck A ; Roth D ; Rosenberg D ; Ruscha E ; Samaras L ; Schneemann C ; Schwitters K ; Shiomi C ; Siegelaub S ; Trasov V ; Tuttle R ; Vaughn-James M ; Ben ; Vostell W ; Weiner L ; Wiens R ; Wilson I ; Wilson M ; Young L., 1984
This catalogue documents the tenth anniversary event of Art Metropole with reproductions of pages or covers of the bookworks in the collection of this institution. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
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.
Forever Multiples / Workfortheeyetodo ; Cutts S ; Finlay IH ; Holzer J ; Kosuth J ; Nannucci M ; Tipping R ; VanHorn E ; Weiner L ; Beuys J ; Culbert B ; Graham D ; Long R ; Pawson M ; Tuttle R ; Ben ; Watts R., 1995
This catalogue lists multiples. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Guest Performace at Franklin Furnace / Holzer, Jenny., 2003
This card was printed on the occasion of Franklin Furnace's 20th anniversary. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.