1. Introducing Jenny Holzer contemporary artist conceptual artist text as art speaking thoughts that were meant to remain silent

2. Jenny Holzer Web Hunt I CAN STATEMENTS ♦ Identify Jenny Holzer’s intentions and purposes in her works of art ♦ Reflect upon and assess the merits of Holzer’s work ♦ Reflect upon and analyze the influences on the development of Holzer’s works of art Who is Jenny Holzer? Use this Web Hunt to learn more about her! These are your instructions: Go to Mrs. F’s website: http://www.ionia.k12.mi.us/page.cfm?p=731. http://www.ionia.k12.mi.us/page.cfm?p=731 Locate the Drawing and Painting Folder and click on it. Locate the document “Who is Jenny Holzer?” and open it. I CAN STATEMENTS ♦ Identify Jenny Holzer’s intentions and purposes in her works of art ♦ Reflect upon and assess the merits of Holzer’s work ♦ Reflect upon and analyze the influences on the development of Holzer’s works of art Who is Jenny Holzer? Use this Web Hunt to learn more about her! These are your instructions: Go to Mrs. F’s website: http://www.ionia.k12.mi.us/page.cfm?p=731. http://www.ionia.k12.mi.us/page.cfm?p=731 Locate the Drawing and Painting Folder and click on it. Locate the document “Who is Jenny Holzer?” and open it. Projections at http://www.jennyholzer.com/http://www.jennyholzer.com/ Projections at http://www.jennyholzer.com/http://www.jennyholzer.com/ Projections at http://www.jennyholzer.com/

3. Go to the art21 site by clicking on this linkhttp://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/holzer/index.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/holzer/index.html Art21 is Art in the 21 st Century, a PBS series, educational resource, archive, and history of Contemporary Art. The series premiers a new season every two years. Art21 is the only series on United States television to focus on contemporary visual art and artists. It is a non-profit organization founded in 1997 to make Contemporary Art more accessible to the public, and to document 21 st century art and artists from the artists’ own perspectives. The overarching goal of art21 is to encourage creativity. The main office is in New York City. ~excerpted from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art21http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art21 Art21 is Art in the 21 st Century, a PBS series, educational resource, archive, and history of Contemporary Art. The series premiers a new season every two years. Art21 is the only series on United States television to focus on contemporary visual art and artists. It is a non-profit organization founded in 1997 to make Contemporary Art more accessible to the public, and to document 21 st century art and artists from the artists’ own perspectives. The overarching goal of art21 is to encourage creativity. The main office is in New York City. ~excerpted from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art21http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art21

4. Read Jenny Holzer’s biography and answer the following questions: 1. How many college degrees can Jenny Holzer claim?____________________ 2. Holzer tries to provoke a response in her viewers through using ______________________. 3. Holzer questions ________________________ impulses, describes __________________, and laments_______________________________________. Now click on Artwork Slideshow Survey and respond to the following questions: 4. Where and in which forms have Holzer’s text artworks appeared? _____________________________________________________________________ Read Jenny Holzer’s biography and answer the following questions: 1. How many college degrees can Jenny Holzer claim?____________________ 2. Holzer tries to provoke a response in her viewers through using ______________________. 3. Holzer questions ________________________ impulses, describes __________________, and laments_______________________________________. Now click on Artwork Slideshow Survey and respond to the following questions: 4. Where and in which forms have Holzer’s text artworks appeared? _____________________________________________________________________

5. 5. Click on and explore all 32 images of Holzer’s work on the slideshow (link address: http://www.pbs.org/art21/slideshow/?artist=177)http://www.pbs.org/art21/slideshow/?artist=177 6. Find "For 7 World Trade". What is the medium of this work of art? ______________________ 7. Where was “For 7 World Trade” it located? _______________________________________________________________ 8. In which year was it installed? ___________ 9. After exploring all of the 32 images in the slideshow, give the title of the work that interests you the most. _____________________________________________________________________ 10. Why does this work interest you the most? _______________________________________________________________________ 5. Click on and explore all 32 images of Holzer’s work on the slideshow (link address: http://www.pbs.org/art21/slideshow/?artist=177)http://www.pbs.org/art21/slideshow/?artist=177 6. Find "For 7 World Trade". What is the medium of this work of art? ______________________ 7. Where was “For 7 World Trade” it located? _______________________________________________________________ 8. In which year was it installed? ___________ 9. After exploring all of the 32 images in the slideshow, give the title of the work that interests you the most. _____________________________________________________________________ 10. Why does this work interest you the most? _______________________________________________________________________

6. Click on “For 7 World Trade” Redactions and Interview. In order to play the video, you may have to choose Windows: large at the top right of the top menu. The video should begin playing showing Holzer’s work “7 World Trade.” Listen to and watch the video and respond to the following questions: 11. What did Holzer replace her own text with? ________________________________________________________________________ 12. What was the text at 7 World Trade about? ________________________________________________________________________ 13. What did the space at 7 World Trade demand? ________________________________________________________________________ 14. What did Holzer say she thought the text should do? ________________________________________________________________________ 15. What does Holzer think she can contribute, since she is not contributing the poetics? ________________________________________________________________________ Click on “For 7 World Trade” Redactions and Interview. In order to play the video, you may have to choose Windows: large at the top right of the top menu. The video should begin playing showing Holzer’s work “7 World Trade.” Listen to and watch the video and respond to the following questions: 11. What did Holzer replace her own text with? ________________________________________________________________________ 12. What was the text at 7 World Trade about? ________________________________________________________________________ 13. What did the space at 7 World Trade demand? ________________________________________________________________________ 14. What did Holzer say she thought the text should do? ________________________________________________________________________ 15. What does Holzer think she can contribute, since she is not contributing the poetics? ________________________________________________________________________

7. Next, go to the link Jenny Holzer INTERACTIVE artist links. If a video does not load, go to this link, watch and listen to the video: http://blip.tv/file/1693324http://blip.tv/file/1693324 16. Holzer describes her big installations as not only including the text, but also filling of the ______________, and programming. 17. Which is Holzer’s favorite part of the creation of the big installations? ____________________ 18. Holzer said that the presentation needs to make sense with______________________ and to engage ___________________________. 19. She said that there are many ways to have it _________________________ and you won’t know it until you’re __________________________. 20. What do you think of Jenny Holzer’s work, based on the information you read and watched on the art21 website? 21. Describe Jenny Holzer’s work in at least three sentences. 22. What do you think motivates Jenny Holzer to create her art? Include two facts from the art21 website that support your reasoning. 23. Do you think Jenny Holzer is a contemporary artist (an artist who is alive and working today) or do you think she is from a different historic art period or movement? Give at least three reasons for your response. Next, go to the link Jenny Holzer INTERACTIVE artist links. If a video does not load, go to this link, watch and listen to the video: http://blip.tv/file/1693324http://blip.tv/file/1693324 16. Holzer describes her big installations as not only including the text, but also filling of the ______________, and programming. 17. Which is Holzer’s favorite part of the creation of the big installations? ____________________ 18. Holzer said that the presentation needs to make sense with______________________ and to engage ___________________________. 19. She said that there are many ways to have it _________________________ and you won’t know it until you’re __________________________. 20. What do you think of Jenny Holzer’s work, based on the information you read and watched on the art21 website? 21. Describe Jenny Holzer’s work in at least three sentences. 22. What do you think motivates Jenny Holzer to create her art? Include two facts from the art21 website that support your reasoning. 23. Do you think Jenny Holzer is a contemporary artist (an artist who is alive and working today) or do you think she is from a different historic art period or movement? Give at least three reasons for your response.

8. Jenny Holzer Web Hunt Graphic Organizer Create a web by placing four main ideas about Jenny Holzer from this presentation into the second largest oval areas. In the third largest ovals place supporting ideas. Feel free to add on to the idea web. Fill all existing ovals for full credit. Worth 12 points.

9. Jenny Holzer Web Hunt Assessment Rubric

10. 3. Analyzing in Context Content Standard 3: All students will analyze, describe and evaluate works of art. 2. Identify intentions of artists, explore the implications of various purposes, and justify analyses of purposes in particular works. 4. Reflect upon the characteristics and assess the merits of one’s personal artwork. 5. Reflect and analyze the personal experiences that influence the development of personal artwork. 3. Analyzing in Context Content Standard 3: All students will analyze, describe and evaluate works of art. 2. Identify intentions of artists, explore the implications of various purposes, and justify analyses of purposes in particular works. 4. Reflect upon the characteristics and assess the merits of one’s personal artwork. 5. Reflect and analyze the personal experiences that influence the development of personal artwork. Michigan Visual Arts High School GLCEs Standards and Benchmarks

11. References and Links Opening video can be seen online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeOOFKzQxS0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeOOFKzQxS0 Projections by Jenny Holzer http://www.jennyholzer.com/ Rubric Maker http://myt4l.com/projectlearn/tools/rubrics/ru_export.php?format=html&type=rubric&ru_id=38926 Graphic Organizer www.tech4learning.com Mrs. Fuller’s Website http://www.ionia.k12.mi.us/page.cfm?p=731 Blip TV File http://blip.tv/file/1693324 Music: Smooth Sunset http://freeplaymusic.com Images slide 4: Protect Me From What I Want http://hmoir.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/jenny-holzers-postmodern-artwork/ slide 5: Green Purple Cross http://cherrypatter.com/2009/04/jenny-holzer-the-whitney-doing-what-it-should-do/ slide 6: San Diego 2007 http://www.todayandtomorrow.net/2009/02/24/jenny-holzer-projections/ Opening video can be seen online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeOOFKzQxS0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeOOFKzQxS0 Projections by Jenny Holzer http://www.jennyholzer.com/ Rubric Maker http://myt4l.com/projectlearn/tools/rubrics/ru_export.php?format=html&type=rubric&ru_id=38926 Graphic Organizer www.tech4learning.com Mrs. Fuller’s Website http://www.ionia.k12.mi.us/page.cfm?p=731 Blip TV File http://blip.tv/file/1693324 Music: Smooth Sunset http://freeplaymusic.com Images slide 4: Protect Me From What I Want http://hmoir.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/jenny-holzers-postmodern-artwork/ slide 5: Green Purple Cross http://cherrypatter.com/2009/04/jenny-holzer-the-whitney-doing-what-it-should-do/ slide 6: San Diego 2007 http://www.todayandtomorrow.net/2009/02/24/jenny-holzer-projections/ Slideshow created by Danna Fuller 2011 Final Project Academy for the 21 st Century Technology Online Course through Michigan Virtual University and Michigan Learnport