Art

Ms. Wright Remembers: Barnard Alumna Donates Her Holzer

“The engravings on the bench are kind of sassy,” said Virginia “Jinny” Wright. She was discussing a Jenny Holzer bench–until recently in her possession–that she’d donated to Barnard’s Morningside Heights campus.

“At the age of 82, I’m thinking about where some of these pieces should end up, and I thought Barnard would be the perfect Read More

Hanging Out With Jenny Holzer

Perhaps you are wondering what it is like to be artist Jenny Holzer. The Times will tell you.

Holzer’s morning:

I get up about four times a night and go back to sleep, or not. Then I swill tea around 8 a.m. I answer e-mail, while I stall thinking about whatever scares me.

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The Afternoon Wrap: Thursday


A new BP condo

  • It will take $310 million to build a 152-unit condo south of Battery Park City. On the plus side, the building may get a “platinum rating” from the Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. One block away, the Ritz-Carlton is shaking in its un-green (but expensive) Read More