First UK Solo Exhibition of American Artist Nancy Holt Opens At Haunch of Venison
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 11:18AM 
Nancy Holt, Sunlight in Sun Tunnels, 1976. (detail). Composite of thirty photographs of sunlight and shadow in one tunnel photographed every half hour from 6.30 AM to 9.00 PM in 14 July 1976 Composite inkjet print taken from original 35mm colour transparencies; printed on archival rag paper 2012.Nancy Holt is a pioneer of land art--a movement that began in the 1960s. Land art takes art outside of museum and gallery settings--and places it in the natural environment. Of course, land art cannot be bought or sold--and this changed the way people perceive art. Holt is also well known for her film, video and photographic work--related to site specific projects.
“LONDON.- Haunch of Venison presents the first UK solo exhibition of American artist Nancy Holt. Holt is one of the leading artists of her generation and a pioneer in site-specific art and film and video work. She is one of a group of important international artists who initiated the Land art movement in the late 1960s.”