Holzer, Jenny, 1950-

LC control no.	n 84221513
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Holzer, Jenny, 1950- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Holtser, G'eni, 1950- הולצר, ג׳ני
Biography/History note	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>
Associated place	Providence (R.I.)
Located	Hoosick Falls (N.Y.)
Birth date	1950
Place of birth	Gallipolis (Ohio)
Field of activity	Conceptual art Feminists--United States Political activists--United States
Affiliation	Rhode Island School of Design
Profession or occupation	Sculptors Artists
Special note	Machine-derived non-Latin script reference project. Non-Latin script reference not evaluated.
Found in	Olander, W. Holzer, Kruger, Prince, c1984: t.p. verso (Jenny Holzer) p. 25 (artist; M.F.A., R.I. School of Design, Providence; b. 1950) G'eni Holtser, Barbarah Ḳruger, c1986. Getty Union list of artist names via VIAF, 4 Jan. 2013 (access point: Holzer, Jenny; American conceptual artist and sculptor, born 1950) The Phoenix.com, 4 Jan. 2013 (Jenny Holzer's projections remake buildings [published 1 Dec. 2010]; The Ohio-born conceptual artist uses LED lights to project large, block-lettered scrolling text across broad stretches of public spaces -- usually buildings of particular importance -- in international cities. She's been doing so since 1996, from Singapore to San Diego. On December 7, Portland joins the list, when Holzer will project a text onto the facade of the Portland Museum of Art. Text has been Holzer's preferred medium for more than 30 years.) <http://thephoenix.com/boston/arts/112161-jenny-holzers-projections-remake-buildings/>
Associated language	eng