Nancy Holt: Light and Shadow Poetics at MAK Center's Schindler House
The MAK Center for Art and Architecture unveiled "Nancy Holt: Light and Shadow Poetics," highlighting Holt's (1938–2014) work in photography, photo-drawings, video, and sound. Renowned for her extensive travels through the American West, Holt's audio piece "U.S. 80 SOLO" (1976–79) captures her journey from Salt Lake City to New York following the creation of her sculpture "Sun Tunnels" (1973–76). The exhibition included 22 black-and-white prints, "Light and Shadow Photo-Drawings" (1978), and the series "California Sun Signs" (1972). Additionally, "Sun Tunnels," which consists of four concrete cylinders in Utah, was represented through video and 30 photographs, emphasizing the significance of her travels and experiences in relation to her earthworks while encouraging visitors to appreciate the evolving light at the Schindler House.
Key facts
- Nancy Holt: Light and Shadow Poetics was presented at the MAK Center for Art and Architecture.
- The exhibition spanned photography, photo-drawings, video, and sound.
- Nancy Holt lived from 1938 to 2014.
- Holt's audio work U.S. 80 SOLO (1976–79) documents her 1976 drive from Salt Lake City to New York after completing Sun Tunnels (1973–76).
- The four-part sound piece was played in its entirety at an April listening session hosted by the MAK Center.
- Light and Shadow Photo-Drawings (1978) comprises 22 black-and-white prints shown in the Clyde Chace Studio at the Schindler House.
- California Sun Signs (1972) photographs signage bearing the word 'sun,' including 'White Sun Guest Ranch,' 'Sun Gold Date Shop,' 'Sunshine Pre-School,' and 'Sun-Ray Lodge.'
- Sun Tunnels consists of four large concrete cylinders arranged in an X-formation in Utah's Great Basin Desert.
Entities
Artists
- Nancy Holt
- Robert Smithson
- Michael Heizer
- R.M. Schindler
- Pauline Schindler
- Reyner Banham
- Lisa le Feuvre
- Beth Stryker
Institutions
- MAK Center for Art and Architecture
- Schindler House
- Holt/Smithson Foundation
- Sprüth Magers
- Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles
- MAK Center
- Dia Art Foundation
- Kings Road house
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States
- St. Louis
- Phoenix
- Albuquerque
- Tulsa
- Arkansas River
- Salt Lake City
- New York
- Nebraska
- Avoca
- Walnut
- Atlantic
- Iowa
- Illinois
- Ohio
- New Jersey
- Missouri
- Utah
- Great Basin Desert
- California
- Turkey Creek