Gothamist: Guggenheim Celebrates Restoration

santijose

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:56:31 -0500

doesn't matter. we have enough outdoors advertising already, thank you hungryhoast. can you put it on your body instead, now that would be cool. A human wrap.Jenny Holzer (born 1950 in Gallipolis, Ohio) is an American conceptual artist. She attended Ohio University (in Athens, Ohio), Rhode Island School of Design, and the Independent Study Program at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Holzer was originally an abstract artist, focusing on painting and printmaking; after moving to New York City in 1977, she began working with text as art. She was an active member of the artist's group Colab. The main focus of her work is the use of words and ideas in public space. Street posters are her favorite medium, and she also makes use of a variety of other media, including LED signs, plaques, benches, stickers, T-shirts, and the Internet. Her work has also been integrated into the work of Canadian contemporary dance troupe Holy Body Tattoo.

hungryghoast

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:36:55 -0500

santijose... not familiar with the career of Jenny Holzer and her place in contemporary art i take it??

santijose

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:27:21 -0500

I'm please to hear that they will open soon. But I disagree with this so call art spread all over its brand new classic facade. It looks so cheap. More like thing one would find in Times Square. What next? Monthly light advertising to support its programs. Frank Lloyd Wright should be turning in his grave.