a projection of the film Sun Tunnels

November 2023 Press Round-up

What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in November

by Will Heinrich, John Vincler, Travis Deihl, Blake Gopnik, Jillian Steinhauer, Max Lakin, Dawn Chan and Roberta Smith

The New York Times, November 1, 2023

“Want to see new art in New York this weekend? Check out Anish Kapoor’s Vantablack paintings in Chelsea and a one-of-a-kind white cube by Ser Serpas in Chinatown. And don’t miss Nancy Holt’s video work in the Financial District.”

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This Week in Culture: November 6 - 12

Cultured Magazine, November 6, 2023

“Late American artist Nancy Holt is most well-known for her large-scale land art and environmental works, but she also worked in other mediums such as installation art, photography, and video. This month, selected pieces will be on display at Dunkunsthalle, a project space within a discontinued Dunkin Donuts in the Financial District, founded by New York-based artist Rachel Rossin.”

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A Landmark Exhibition about Land Art: “Groundswell” at the Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas

by Leslie Thompson

Glasstire, November 7, 2023

“A new exhibition at the Nasher Sculpture Center, Groundswell: Women of Land Art, expands the art historical lens and reframes our understanding of this movement. ”

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The Unsung Women of American Land Art

by Lauren Moya Ford

Hyperallergic, November 14, 2023

“The mainstream history of land art in the United States has long been defined by male protagonists … But Groundswell: Women of Land Art, a new exhibition at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, rewrites that history, revealing a much richer account of who makes land art and what it can be.”

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Accessing an Arts-Rich Community

SFPS Fine Arts Department builds partnerships to engage students in art

By Mo Charnot

Santa Fe Reporter, November 15, 2023

“Gonzales Community School’s seventh-graders are gathered in front of artist Nancy Holt’s Light and Shadow Photo Drawings at the Vladem Contemporary Museum of Art, describing what about the photo series stands out to them.”

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Nancy Holt's Sun Tunnels (1978) on view at Dunkunsthalle, New York, 2023

Archived News

Robert Smithson's film Spiral Jetty on view at Neue Nationalgalerie

Smithson's Spiral Jetty film on view at Neue Nationalgalerie

We are happy to share that Robert Smithson's film Spiral Jetty (1970) is currently on view at Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, Germany. This marks the first time that the recently completed high-resolution scan of Spiral Jetty has been shown in Europe. The film was digitized from the original 16mm film in 2024 by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, following the gift of this material by Holt/Smithson Foundation. 

A network of hot water pipes in an exhibition space

Nancy Holt: Power Systems opens at the Wex

We are delighted to announce that Nancy Holt: Power Systems is now on view at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus Ohio. The solo exhibition features the most extensive inquiry to date into Nancy Holt's studies of systems, focusing on her interactive site-responsive sculptural installations that expose the basic technological systems found in the built environment.