Jenny Holzer

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Jenny Holzer is an American conceptual artist renowned for her provocative text-based installations that address themes of power, violence, and social justice in public spaces.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf conceptual artist
human
visual artist
awardReceived Golden Lion (Venice Biennale)
Praemium Imperiale for Painting
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1950-07-29
educatedAt Ohio University
Rhode Island School of Design
Whitney Museum Independent Study Program
familyName Holzer
fieldOfWork installation art
public art
text-based art
genre conceptual art
political art
text art
givenName Jenny
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Conceptual art
Feminist art
name Jenny Holzer
nationality American
notableExhibition Dia Art Foundation
Guggenheim Museum, New York
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Tate Modern
Whitney Museum of American Art
notableWork Blue Purple Tilt
For Chicago
For Frankfurt
For SAAM
For the City
For the City (New York projections)
For the Guggenheim
Inflammatory Essays
Lustmord
Protect Me From What I Want
Red Yellow Looming
Survival Series
Truisms
participatedIn Venice Biennale
Whitney Biennial
placeOfBirth Gallipolis, Ohio, United States
residence Hoosick Falls, New York, United States
sexOrGender female
theme feminism
human rights
power
sexual violence
social justice
state violence
violence
war
usesMaterial LED displays
billboards
posters
projections
stone benches
workLocation New York City

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Jenny Holzer
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Rhode Island School of Design
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