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Roni Horn

Roni Horn explores the constantly changing nature of art through sculptures, photographs, prints, and books. Hauntingly isolating and often abstract, Horn cites the geography, geology, climate, and culture of Iceland—where Horn has lived for many years—as a muse for her work. One of her photography books on Iceland, titled To Place, has been cited by several publications as being one of the most important collections since Ed Ruscha's 1960s artists' books and Bernd and Hilla Becher's publications of industrial architecture. The subject of a traveling retrospective that originated at the Whitney Museum of American Art and an episode of PBS's Art:21, Horn is widely recognized as one of the best conceptual artists of her generation.

Born 1955
Hometown New York, NY
Lives and Works New York, NY and Reykjavik, Iceland
Education
MFA,Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1978
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 1975
Permanent Collection

Roni Horn, Hauser & Wirth, London, Englan, 2011

Roni Horn, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany, 2011

Representing Galleries

Hauser & Wirth, London, England

SHOWS

Hauser & Wirth

Hong Kong
Nov 27 2018 - Mar 02 2019

Roni Horn
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Articles

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15 Permanent Public Artworks Worth Traveling For
15 Permanent Public Artworks Worth Traveling For

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Roni Horn on How to Be Present Amidst Shifting Landscapes
Roni Horn on How to Be Present Amidst Shifting Landscapes

In this 1984 interview with Jan Howard, American conceptual artist Roni Horn eloquently explains how Iceland has come to have such a vital impact on her work and recounts her two months living alone in a lighthouse.

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See Massimiliano Gioni's 50 Favorite Phaidon Books
See Massimiliano Gioni's 50 Favorite Phaidon Books

The New Museum's Associate Director and Director of Exhibitions picks his favorite publications from Phaidon's catalog.

10 of the Most Influential MFA Programs
10 of the Most Influential MFA Programs

From the hallowed halls of the New England ivies to the progressive art-tech centers on the West Coast, these are the top grad programs for artists-to-be.

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