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Jenny Holzer    (American, 1950)
Jenny Holzer - Blue, Blue (Sculptures) h: 2 x w: 16.5 x d: 0.5 in / h: 5.1 x w: 41.9 x d: 1.3 cm
Jenny Holzer
Blue, Blue 2003
 		   

Biography
1950 Born: Gallipolis, OH
1968 - 1970 Duke University, Durham, NC
1970 - 1971 University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1972 Bachelor of Fine Art, Ohio University, Athens, OH
1977 Independent Study Program, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
1977 Master of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
1990 Leone d’Oro, XLIV Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy
1994 Honorary Doctorate of Arts, University of Ohio, Athens, OH
Skowhegan Medal for Installation, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
1996 Crystal Award, World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland
2000 Berlin Prize Fellowship, The American Academy in Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Honorary Doctorate of Arts, Williams College, Williamstown, MA
2001 BZ – Kulturpreis, Berliner Zeitung, Berlin, Germany
2002 Kaiserring, City of Goslar, Germany
Chevalier de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, France
2003 Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2003 - 2004 Resident in Visual Arts, American Academy Rome, Italy
Lives and works in Hoosick, New York, NY

Exhibitions
2006 "WORD", Deborah Colton Gallery, Houston, TX
2003 "Jenny Holzer", Mönchehaus Museum, Goslar, Germany (solo)
2002 "Protect Me From What I Want: The Multiples and Editioned Works of Jenny Holzer", Printed Matter, Inc., New York, NY (solo)
Jenny Holzer “Oh”, Monika Sprüth Philomene Magers, Munich, Germany (solo)
2001 "Jenny Holzer", Cheim & Read, New York, NY (solo)
Festival d’Automne à Paris, Chapelle Saint-Louis de la Salpêtrière, Paris, France
Cap Musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, Jenny Holzer, Oh, May 31–Sept. 2, 2001. Accompanied by xenon projections in Arcachon, May 26 and June 2, and throughout Bordeaux, May 29–June 1, 2001.
Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Jenny Holzer, Feb. 4–Apr. 16, 2001. Accompanied by xenon projections throughout Berlin, Jan. 27 and Feb. 1–8, 2001.
Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo, Brazil, Jenny Holzer, Nov. 21, 2000–Jan. 13, 2001.
Fundacion Proa, Buenos Aires, Jenny Holzer, May 3–June 18, 2000. Accompanied by xenon projections throughout Buenos Aires, Apr. 2–May 3, 2000.
1999. Accompanied by xenon projections throughout Rio de Janeiro May 5, 7–9, 1999.
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Jenny Holzer: Proteja–Me do Que Eu Quero, May 6–July 4,
Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich, Jenny Holzer: The Living Series, Apr. 20–May 29, 1999.
Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, Jenny Holzer: Blue, Apr. 16–May 29, 1999
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris, Jenny Holzer: Blue, Sept. 12–Oct. 31, 1998.
Monika Sprüth Galerie, Cologne, Jenny Holzer: Blue, Sept. 4–Oct. 31, 1998.
Selected Xenon Projections
Xenon for D.C., 1515 14th Street Arts Building, Oct. 30-31, 2004; Gelman Library, George Washington University, Nov. 1, 2004.
For New York City, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Oct. 26, 2004; Bethesda Foundation, Oct. 27, 2004; 515 Greenwich Street, Oct. 28, 2004; Hotel Pennsylvania, Oct. 28-29, 2004; Cooper Union, Oct. 29, 2004.
Xenon for Bregenz, Kunsthaus Bregenz June 11-12, 2004; Feldkirch Schattenburg, June 13, 2004; Hohenems Steinbruch, June 14, 2004; Vermunt Stausee, June 15, 2004; Alte Pfarrkirche zum heiligen Nikolaus, Lech, June 16, 2004; Kanisfluh, June 17, 2004; Bregenzer Festspiele, June 18, 2004.
Xenon for Torino, Teatro Carignano, Nov. 8, 2003-Jan. 11, 2004.
Selected Permanent Installations
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 125 YEARS, 2003.
Palais de Justice de Nantes, Nantes, France, Installation for Nantes Courthouse, 2003.
Telenor Headquarters, Fornebu, Norway, Installation for Telenor, 2002.
Wanås Foundation, Knislinge, Sweden, Wanås Wall, 2002.
Nakanoshima Mitsui Building, Osaka, Japan, Serpentine: Selections from Truisms, Living, Survival, Arno, 2002.
Agder University College, Gimlemoen, Norway, Installation for Agder College, 2002.
Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Installation for Neue Nationalgalerie, 2002.
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Garden Bench, 2001.
Helmut Lang Parfumerie, New York, Arno, 2000.
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Blacklist, 1999.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
Galería Javier López, Madrid, 2007.
For 7 World Trade (with James Carpenter), Silverstein Properties, New York, 2006.
Archive, Cheim & Read, New York, 2006.
Jenny Holzer: For London, Barbican Art Gallery, London, 2006.
Shiraishi Contemporary Art Inc., Tokio, 2006.
Jenny Holzer. XXI, Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Wien/Vienna, Austria, 2006.
"The Downtown Show," Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, 2006.
"Surprise Surprise," ICA London, 2006.
"Faster! Bigger! Better!" ZKM, Karlsruhe, 2006.
"A Brighter Day," James Cohan Gallery, New York, 2006.
"Eros in der Kunst der Moderne," Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel, Switzerland
"Jenny Holzer. Lady Pink," Galerie Monika Sprüth Philomene Magers, Köln/Cologne, Germany, 2005.
"Superstars," Kunsthalle Wien/BA-CA Kunstforum, Wien, 2005.
"Lichtkunst aus Kunstlicht," ZKM, Karlsruhe, 2005.
Monika Sprüth Philomene Magers, Munich, Hot Pink (with Lady Pink), Nov. 11-Dec.23, 2004.
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris, Jenny Holzer with poetry by Henri Cole, Sept. 11–Oct. 23, 2004.
Kunsthaus Bregenz, Bregenz Austria, TRUTH BEFORE POWER, June 11–Sept. 5, 2004. Accompanied by xenon projections in Vorarlberg, June 11–18, 2004.

Literature
2004 Berger M. , Blanton T., Kent S., and Schneider E. Jenny Holzer: Truth before power.Bregenz, Austria: Kunsthaus Bregenz, 2004
2001 Bernadac, Marie-Laure. Jenny Holzer. Bordeaux: capc Musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux, 2001
Cole, Henri, and Angela Schneider. Jenny Holzer - Neue National gallerie. Berlin: The American Academy Berlin and Nationalgalerie Berlin, 2001
Fernández, Vanesa, and Marco Granados. Jenny Holzer: Monterrey, 2001. Monterrey, Mexico: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, 2001
2001 Shjeldahl P. , Ruf B., and Simon Joan. Jenny Holzer: Xenon. Küsnacht, Switzerland: Inktree Editions, 2001
1998 Joselit D., Simon J., and Salecl Renata. Jenny Holzer. London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 1998
1997 Waldeman, Diane. Jenny Holzer. New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1989. Text by Diane Waldeman. Second edition, New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1997. German edition, Stuttgart: Cantz Verlag, 1997.
1996 Ruf B., Volkart Y., Landert M., and Smolik Noemi. Jenny Holzer, Lustmord. Thurgau: Kunstmuseum des Kantons Thurgau, 1996
1996 Noemi Smolik, ed. Jenny Holzer: Writing, Schriften. Stuttgart: Cantz Verlag, 1996
1993 Dickhoff, Wilfried, and Noemi Smolik. Kunst Heute No. 9: Holzer. Cologne: Kiepenheuer und Witsch, 1993
1992 Michael Auping. Jenny Holzer. New York: Universe Publishing, 1992.
1990 Michael Auping. Jenny Holzer: The Venice Installation. Buffalo: Albright-Knox Gallery, 1990
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