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.”

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.”

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. ”

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.”

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.”

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

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Films by Holt and Smithson on view at The Museum of Modern Art

Three films by Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson are currently on view at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, in collection gallery 411 of the David Geffen Wing. This presentation focuses on Spiral Jetty (1970), Swamp (1971), and Sun Tunnels (1978). Newly restored scans of the first two works are presented as part of a collaboration between Holt/Smithson Foundation and MoMA to preserve their moving-image work.