Artist Statement Research 2 - Jenny Holzer

I chose Jenny Holzer as an artist to research for her practice as an artist who uses text similar to the themes in my own practice and it is important to see how types of artists have successfully portrayed their practice in their websites.

Her about page reads as followed:

"For more than thirty years, Jenny Holzer has presented her astringent ideas, arguments, and sorrows in public places and international exhibitions, including 7 World Trade Center, the Reichstag, the Venice Biennale, the Guggenheim Museums in New York and Bilbao, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Her medium, whether formulated as a T-shirt, as a plaque, or as an LED sign, is writing, and the public dimension is integral to the delivery of her work. Starting in the 1970s with the New York City posters, and up to her recent light projections on landscape and architecture, her practice has rivaled ignorance and violence with humor, kindness, and moral courage. Holzer received the Leone d'Oro at the Venice Biennale in 1990 and the Crystal Award from the World Economic Forum in 1996. She holds honorary degrees from Ohio University, Williams College, the Rhode Island School of Design, The New School, and Smith College. She received the Barnard Medal of Distinction in 2011. Holzer lives and works in New York."

I have found that Artists either have a very in depth about page or none at all. It should avoid explaining current work and concentrate on explaining common themes within the artists work, bring up any key projects or events that are connected with the artist and also be in third person. It's like a summary, it should explain the bigger picture of the artist, their work and their life and not concentrate solely on one particular thing. It also shouldn't go on too much, being straight to be point in order to keep the interest of the audience and be informative at the same time. Holzer's is a balance of her work, the medium used, where she is based and where she has studied. All built up to give you this idea about the artist.