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Jenny Holzer

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Jenny Holzer (born July 29, 1950) is an American neo-conceptual artist, based in Hoosick, New York. Her work focuses on the delivery of words and ideas in public spaces and includes large-scale installations, advertising billboards, projections on buildings and other structures, and illuminated electronic displays. Holzer belongs to the feminist branch of a generation of artists that emerged around 1980, and was an active member of Colab during this time, participating in the famous Times Square Show. Among the most notable honors she has received for her contributions to the arts are the Leone d'Oro (1990), the World Economic Forum's Crystal Award (1996), the rank of Officier des Arts et des Lettres (2016), the U.S. State Department's International Medal of Arts (2017), and the Time 100 Award (2024), as well as honorary doctorates from Williams College, the Rhode Island School of Design, the New School, and Smith College. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jenny Holzer is the 1,716th most popular painter (down from 1,699th in 2019), the 7,099th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,268th in 2019) and the 85th most popular American Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Jenny Holzer ranks 1,716 out of 2,023. Before her are Ștefan Luchian, Christian Wilhelm Allers, Cornelis Bloemaert, Vadym Meller, Ben Shahn, and Clive Bell. After her are Josef Danhauser, Boris Grigoriev, Mordecai Ardon, Hendrik Voogd, Alice Neel, and Carl Locher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Jenny Holzer ranks 383. Before her are John Diehl, Anémone, Nasirul Mulk, Terry Bozzio, Phil McGraw, and Shota Chochishvili. After her are Ajita Wilson, Tantoo Cardinal, Candida Royalle, Eijun Kiyokumo, Mariya Petkova, and Guy Drut.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jenny Holzer ranks 7,101 out of 20,380. Before her are John M. Clayton (1796), Billy Barty (1924), Thomas Ligotti (1953), Terry Moore (1929), C. Gordon Fullerton (1936), and Nate Dogg (1969). After her are Brian Doyle-Murray (1945), Phil Woods (1931), Francesca Woodman (1958), Gregory Chaitin (1947), William Wilson Morgan (1906), and Michael Spinks (1956).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Jenny Holzer ranks 85. Before her are Childe Hassam (1859), Adolph Gottlieb (1903), John Baldessari (1931), Jim Dine (1935), Alex Katz (1927), and Cecilia Beaux (1855). After her are Alice Neel (1900), Ad Reinhardt (1913), Morris Louis (1912), Charles Willson Peale (1741), Frederic Remington (1861), and Washington Allston (1779).

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