JENNY HOLZER: LIGHT LINE. GUGGENHEIM NEW YORK

May 17–September 29, 2024

This exhibition presents a reimagination of Jenny Holzer’s landmark 1989 installation at the Guggenheim. Climbing all six ramps of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed rotunda to the building’s apex, the site-specific installation transforms the building with a display of scrolling texts, featuring selections from her iconic series, such as “Truisms” and “Inflammatory Essays”.

Light Line highlights the incisive use of the written word across time and media in Holzer’s practice. In addition to the LED sign, the exhibition features a selection of Holzer’s works from the 1970s to the present day, including paintings, works on paper, and stone pieces. From May 16–20, the artist’s light projection For the Guggenheim illuminated the building’s façade with with a selection of poems and eyewitness accounts that speak to the necessity of peace.

Jenny Holzer: Light Line is organized by Lauren Hinkson, Associate Curator for Collections. Conservation research and treatment of Jenny Holzer’s Installation for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is led by Lena Stringari, Deputy Director and Andrew W. Mellon Chief Conservator, and Agathe Jarczyk, Associate Time-Based Media Conservator.

What to Expect

Jenny Holzer: Light Line includes descriptions of violence, explicit language, low light levels, and an electronic light program.

The exhibition does not contain traditional wall labels or explanatory texts. To enhance your experience, download the free Bloomberg Connects app to access the museum’s Digital Guide, which offers information about the works on view in multiple languages.

https://www.guggenheim.org/exhibition/jenny-holzer