Holt/Smithson Foundation is delighted that Nancy Holt (1938-2014) will be the subject of a ground-breaking exhibition at Dia Art Foundation this Fall. This dedicated exhibition is the first to focus on Holt’s room-sized light installations Holes of Light (1973) and Mirrors of Light I (1974). The exhibition at Dia:Chelsea follows Dia’s acquisitions earlier this year of Holt’s Holes of Light as well as the artist’s monumental Sun Tunnels (1973-76) in Utah’s Great Basin Desert, the first work of Land art by a woman to enter Dia’s collection. Dia’s acquisition of these landmark artworks was supported by Holt/Smithson Foundation.
Nancy Holt, Installation view, Dia:Chelsea, New York, 2018.
© Holt/Smithson Foundation licensed by VAGA at ARS, New York
Bill Jacobsen Studio, New York
Nancy Holt, Installation view, Dia:Chelsea, New York, 2018.
© Holt/Smithson Foundation licensed by VAGA at ARS, New York
Bill Jacobsen Studio, New York
Nancy Holt, Installation view, Dia:Chelsea, New York, 2018.
© Holt/Smithson Foundation licensed by VAGA at ARS, New York
Bill Jacobsen Studio, New York
Nancy Holt, Installation view, Dia:Chelsea, New York, 2018.
© Holt/Smithson Foundation licensed by VAGA at ARS, New York
Bill Jacobsen Studio, New York
Opening of Nancy Holt at Dia:Chelsea
Don Stahl
Opening of Nancy Holt at Dia:Chelsea
Don Stahl
Nancy Holt, Holes of Light, 1973/2018.
Installation view at Dia:Chelsea, New York
© Holt/Smithson Foundation and Dia Art Foundation, licensed by VAGA at ARS, New York
Bill Jacobsen Studio, New York
Nancy Holt, Holes of Light, 1973/2018.
Installation view at Dia:Chelsea, New York
© Holt/Smithson Foundation and Dia Art Foundation, licensed by VAGA at ARS, New York
Bill Jacobsen Studio, New York
Nancy Holt, Mirrors of Light I (1973-74)
Dia:Chelsea, New York, 2018
10 mirrors, diameter 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
650 watt quartz light
11 x 20 x 28 ft. (3.4 x 6.1 x 8.5 m)
Photograph: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York
© Holt/Smithson Foundation Licensed by VAGA at ARS, New York.
Nancy Holt, Mirrors of Light I (1973-74)
Dia:Chelsea, New York, 2018
10 mirrors, diameter 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
650 watt quartz light
11 x 20 x 28 ft. (3.4 x 6.1 x 8.5 m)
Photograph: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York
© Holt/Smithson Foundation Licensed by VAGA at ARS, New York.
Nancy Holt, Mirrors of Light I [detail] (1973-74)
Dia:Chelsea, New York, 2018
10 mirrors, diameter 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
650 watt quartz light
11 x 20 x 28 ft. (3.4 x 6.1 x 8.5 m)
Photograph: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York
© Holt/Smithson Foundation Licensed by VAGA at ARS, New York.
Nancy Holt, Mirrors of Light I [detail] (1973-74)
Dia:Chelsea, New York, 2018
10 mirrors, diameter 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
650 watt quartz light
11 x 20 x 28 ft. (3.4 x 6.1 x 8.5 m)
Photograph: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York
© Holt/Smithson Foundation Licensed by VAGA at ARS, New York.
Nancy Holt, Installation view, Dia:Chelsea, New York, 2018.
© Holt/Smithson Foundation licensed by VAGA at ARS, New York
Bill Jacobson Studio, New York.
Nancy Holt, Installation view, Dia:Chelsea, New York, 2018.
© Holt/Smithson Foundation licensed by VAGA at ARS, New York
Bill Jacobson Studio, New York.
Opening of Nancy Holt at Dia:Chelsea
Don Stahl
Opening of Nancy Holt at Dia:Chelsea
Don Stahl
Installation image of Nancy Holt at Dia:Chelsea
Don Stahl
Installation image of Nancy Holt at Dia:Chelsea
Don Stahl
Nancy Holt, Installation view, Dia:Chelsea, New York, 2018
© Holt/Smithson Foundation, licensed by VAGA at ARS, New York
Don Stahl
Nancy Holt, Installation view, Dia:Chelsea, New York, 2018
© Holt/Smithson Foundation, licensed by VAGA at ARS, New York
Don Stahl
Installation view of Nancy Holt, Mirrors of Light I (1973-74)
Dia:Chelsea, New York, 2018
Photograph: Don Stahl
© Holt/Smithson Foundation, licensed by VAGA at ARS, New York
Installation view of Nancy Holt, Mirrors of Light I (1973-74)
Dia:Chelsea, New York, 2018
Photograph: Don Stahl
© Holt/Smithson Foundation, licensed by VAGA at ARS, New York