Jenny Holzer

Acting

Born: 1950-07-29
From: Gallipolis, Ohio, U.S.
Gender: Female
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Biography

Jenny Holzer (born July 29, 1950, Gallipolis, Ohio, U.S.) is an American installation and conceptual artist who utilizes original and borrowed text to create works that explore and question contemporary issues. She is best known for her flashing electronic LED sign sculptures that display carefully composed yet fleeting phrases that act as verbal meditations on power, trauma, knowledge, and hope.

Awards & Nominations5 won · 0 nominated

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Prix de Rome

2015
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Berliner Bär

2002
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Berlin Prize

2000
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Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Goslarer Kaiserring