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Jenny Holzer: b. 1950

Jenny Holzer b. 1950

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    Jenny Holzer

    Holzer was born on July 29, 1950, in Gallipolis, Ohio. After attending high school in Ohio and Florida, she enrolled in Duke University’s liberal arts program in 1968 and later attended the University of Chicago from 1970 to 1971. In 1972, Holzer completed her undergraduate work at Ohio University, Athens, with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts. In 1975, she entered the master of fine arts program at the Rhode Island School of Design. During her MFA studies, Holzer moved to New York City to participate in the Whitney Museum’s Independent Study Program, where she began her first series of public art texts. She completed her MFA in 1977.

    Media employed in Holzer’s practice vary. Writing is programmed into electronic signs; printed on posters and t–shirts; carved in stone benches, floors, and sarcophagi; cast as bronze and aluminum plaques; or etched on silver. Further, her statements have appeared on billboards, movie marquees, automobiles, in news magazines, and on websites, as well as being projected onto facades, walls, water, and mountainsides. Holzer’s recent use of text ranges from silk-screened paintings of declassified government memoranda detailing prisoner abuse, to poetry and prose in a 65-foot wide wall of light in the lobby of 7 World Trade Center, New York.

    Holzer’s work has been shown in exhibitions worldwide, including Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, and Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland.

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  • Exhibitions
    • Art Basel Miami Beach

      Art Basel Miami Beach

      29 Nov - 3 Dec 2022
      Cheim & Read is pleased to participate in Art Basel Miami Beach 2022 with a presentation of works by Donald Baechler, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, Louise Fishman, Ron...
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    • In Honor of the New MoMA

      In Honor of the New MoMA

      21 Nov 2019 - 20 Feb 2020
      In October 2019, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, reopened its doors after a significant renovation that included a complete overhaul to the presentation of its permanent collection. In...
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    • Art Basel Miami Beach

      Art Basel Miami Beach

      6 - 9 Dec 2018
      Cheim & Read is pleased to participate in the 2018 edition of Art Basel Miami Beach with a presentation of works by Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, Ron Gorchov, Al Held,...
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    • Art Basel

      Art Basel

      14 - 17 Jun 2018
      Cheim & Read is pleased to participate in the 2018 edition of Art Basel with a presentation of works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Louise Bourgeois, Lynda Benglis, Louise Fishman, Jenny Holzer,...
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    • Frieze New York

      Frieze New York

      3 - 6 May 2018
      A focus of our presentation will be a new suite of drawings by Tal R entitled : a ship called New York. The drawings in the new suite, executed in...
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    • Art Basel Miami Beach

      Art Basel Miami Beach

      7 - 10 Dec 2017
      Cheim & Read is pleased to participate in the 2017 edition of Art Basel Miami Beach with a presentation of works by Ghada Amer, Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, Adam Fuss,...
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    • The Horizontal

      The Horizontal

      6 Jul - 31 Aug 2017
      Cheim & Read is pleased to announce The Horizontal, a group exhibition exploring the poetics of the horizon in abstract art. The show will feature an intergenerational selection of 21...
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    • Art Basel

      Art Basel

      15 - 18 Jun 2017
      Cheim & Read is pleased to participate in the 2017 edition of Art Basel with a presenation of works by Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, Louise Fishman, Ron Gorchov, Al Held,...
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    • Frieze New York

      Frieze New York

      5 - 7 May 2017
      Cheim & Read is pleased to particpate in the 2017 edition of Frieze New York with a presentation of works by Ghada Amer, Donald Baechler, Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, William...
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    • Art Basel Miami Beach

      Art Basel Miami Beach

      1 - 4 Dec 2016
      Cheim & Read is pleased to participate in the 2016 edition of Art Basel Miami Beach with a presenation of works by Ghada Amer, Donald Baechler, Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois,...
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    • The Female Gaze, Part Two

      The Female Gaze, Part Two

      Women Look at Men 23 Jun - 2 Sep 2016
      Cheim & Read is pleased to present, The Female Gaze, Part Two: Women Look at Men , a group exhibition of thirty-two women artists, and their variegated portrayals of men,...
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    • Art Basel Miami Beach

      Art Basel Miami Beach

      3 - 6 Dec 2015
      Cheim & Read is pleased to participate in the 2015 edition of Art Basel Miami Beach with a presenation of works by Donald Baechler, Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, William Eggleston,...
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    • Frieze London

      Frieze London

      14 - 17 Oct 2015
      Cheim & Read is pleased to particiapte in Frieze London with a presentation of works by Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, Ron Gorchov, Jenny Holzer, Bill Jensen, Joan Mitchell, Alice Neel,...
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    • Art Basel

      Art Basel

      18 - 21 Jun 2015
      Cheim & Read is pleased to participate in the 2015 edition of Art Basel with a presenation of works by Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, Al Held, Jenny Holzer, Joan Mitchell,...
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    • Frieze New York

      Frieze New York

      14 - 17 May 2015
      Cheim & Read is pleased to participate in the 2015 edition of Frieze New York with a presentation of works by Ghada Amer, Donald Baechler, Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, Louise...
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    • Frieze Masters

      Frieze Masters

      15 - 19 Oct 2014
      Cheim & Read is pleased to make a special presention of William Eggleston’s Troubled Waters portfolio at Frieze Masters. The portfolio is comprised of 15 dye-transfer prints published in 1980...
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    • Jenny Holzer

      Jenny Holzer

      Dust Paintings 11 Sep - 25 Oct 2014
      Opens Thursday September 11, 2014 from 6-8 pm Exhibition continues through October 25 Cheim & Read is pleased to present Dust Paintings, an exhibition of recent painting by Jenny Holzer....
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    • Art Basel

      Art Basel

      19 - 22 Jun 2014
      Cheim & Read is pleased to participate in the 2014 edition of Art Basel with a presentation of works by Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, Ron Gorchov, Jenny Holzer, Joan Mitchell,...
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    • The Women in Our Life

      The Women in Our Life

      A Fifteen Year Anniversary Exhibition 30 Jun - 17 Sep 2011
      In celebration of our fifteenth anniversary, Cheim & Read is pleased to announce a group exhibition of the women artists with whom they work: Ghada Amer, Diane Arbus, Lynda Benglis,...
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    • Abstractions by Gallery Artists

      Abstractions by Gallery Artists

      24 Sep - 3 Oct 2009
      Works by Ghada Amer, Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, Louise Fishman, Adam Fuss, Jenny Holzer, Bill Jensen, Jonathan Lasker, Joan Mitchell, Jack Pierson, Milton Resnick, Pat Steir, and Juan Usle will...
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    • The Female Gaze

      The Female Gaze

      Women Look at Women 25 Jun - 19 Sep 2009
      Cheim & Read is pleased to announce a group exhibition of women artists depicting the female form. With this premise, the show seeks to present a collection of works which...
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    • The Sum of its Parts

      The Sum of its Parts

      8 Jan - 2 Feb 2008
      Cheim & Read is pleased to announce a group exhibition of works by a diverse selection of artists, all of whom create artworks configured from multiple parts, sequences or series....
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    • I Am As You Will Be

      I Am As You Will Be

      The Skeleton in Art 20 Sep - 3 Nov 2007
      Cheim & Read is pleased to announce I Am As You Will Be, a group exhibition of more than thirty works which incorporate the skeleton as subject. Curated in part...
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    • Jenny Holzer

      Jenny Holzer

      Archive 12 May - 17 Jun 2006
      Cheim & Read is pleased to announce an exhibition of new work by Jenny Holzer presented in collaboration with Yvon Lambert New York. The exhibition at Cheim & Read will...
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    • Jenny Holzer

      Jenny Holzer

      OH 12 Oct - 17 Nov 2001
      Cheim & Read is pleased to announce the relocation of the gallery to 547 West 25th Street (between 10th and 11th Avenues), New York City. The inaugural exhibition, which opens...
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    • Couples

      Couples

      6 Jan - 26 Feb 2000
      Inspired by a recent rereading of John Updike's classic 1960's novel, Couples, Cheim & Read is pleased to announce an exhibition of that same name. Couples is a group exhibition...
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    • Louise Bourgeois: Spider 1996 | Jenny Holzer: The Living Series 1980–1982

      Louise Bourgeois: Spider 1996 | Jenny Holzer: The Living Series 1980–1982

      14 Feb - 4 Apr 1997
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  • Publications
    • I Am As You Will Be

      I Am As You Will Be

      The Skeleton in Art 2007 Read more
    • Jenny Holzer

      Jenny Holzer

      Dust Paintings 2014 Read more
    • Jenny Holzer

      Jenny Holzer

      Redaction Paintings 2006 Read more
  • News
    • The Horizontal

      The Horizontal

      Cheim & Read July 21, 2017 Read more
    • The Female Gaze, Part Two: Women Look at Men

      The Female Gaze, Part Two: Women Look at Men

      Cheim & Read July 29, 2016 Read more
    • Jenny Holzer draws on Walt Whitman for Aids memorial

      Jenny Holzer draws on Walt Whitman for Aids memorial

      December 27, 2015 Read more
    • Jenny Holzer: Dust Paintings

      Jenny Holzer: Dust Paintings

      Cheim & Read November 1, 2014 Read more
    • Jenny Holzer

      Jenny Holzer

      Sprüth Magers, London June 4, 2012 Read more
    • Jenny Holzer

      Jenny Holzer

      April 1, 2012 Read more
    • Jenny Holzer

      Jenny Holzer

      Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston July 26, 2010 Read more
    • Jenny Holzer

      Jenny Holzer

      Whitney Museum of American Art May 1, 2009 Read more
    • To Whom It May Concern

      To Whom It May Concern

      November 1, 2008 Read more
    • A Protest In Light

      A Protest In Light

      September 13, 2007 Read more
    • Jenny Holzer: Archive

      Jenny Holzer: Archive

      Barbara Krakow Gallery May 16, 2007 Read more
    • Jenny Holzer: Archive

      Jenny Holzer: Archive

      Cheim & Read October 1, 2006 Read more
    • Jenny Holzer: Archive

      Jenny Holzer: Archive

      Cheim & Read September 1, 2006 Read more
    • Jenny Holzer: Archive

      Jenny Holzer: Archive

      Cheim & Read September 1, 2006 Read more
    • Jenny Holzer: Archive

      Jenny Holzer: Archive

      Cheim & Read June 15, 2006 Read more
    • Lines in the Sand

      Lines in the Sand

      October 3, 2005 Read more

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