Roni Horn

March 2017—January 2018

For more than forty years, American artist Roni Horn (b. 1955) has developed a richly diverse practice that spans drawing, sculpture, photography, installation, and books. Exploring wide-ranging topics including human identity, ecology, landscape, weather, and language, Horn’s work intermingles material and context, complicating relationships between object, subject, and viewer in the process. The exhibition featured significant examples of the artist’s work in wide variety of media.

Exhibition Preview

    • Hack Wit−dilemma butterfly
      Roni Horn
      Hack Wit−dilemma butterfly, 2014
      Horn 2014
      Hack Wit−dilemma butterfly, 2014
      watercolor, pen and ink, gum arabic on watercolor paper, cellophane tape
      25 x 16 inches (64 x 41 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Genevieve Hanson
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
       Genevieve Hanson
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/HORNr_GF_DilemmaButterfly-458x800.jpg
    • Hack Wit−airy dead
      Roni Horn
      Hack Wit−airy dead, 2014
      Horn 2014
      Hack Wit−airy dead, 2014
      watercolor, pen and ink, gum arabic on watercolor paper, cellophane tape
      23 x 15 ¼ inches (64 x 39 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Genevieve Hanson
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
       Genevieve Hanson
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HORNr_AiryDead-544x800.jpg
    • Hack Wit−water star
      Roni Horn
      Hack Wit−water star, 2014
      Horn 2014
      Hack Wit−water star, 2014
      watercolor, pen and ink, and gum arabic on watercolor paper, cellophane tape
      27 ½ x 16 ½ inches (70 x 42 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Genevieve Hanson
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
       Genevieve Hanson
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HORNr_GF_WaterStar-502x800.jpg
    • Hack Wit−aching cheap
      Roni Horn
      Hack Wit−aching cheap, 2014
      Horn 2014
      Hack Wit−aching cheap, 2014
      watercolor, pen and ink, and gum arabic on watercolor paper, cellophane tape
      25 x 21 ½ inches (58 x 55 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Genevieve Hanson
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
       Genevieve Hanson
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HORNr_GF_AchingCheap-763x800.jpg
    • Hack Wit−chasing blue out
      Roni Horn
      Hack Wit−chasing blue out, 2014
      Horn 2014
      Hack Wit−chasing blue out, 2014
      watercolor, pen and ink, and gum arabic on watercolor paper, cellophane tape
      29 x 16 inches (74 x 41 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Genevieve Hanson
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
       Genevieve Hanson
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HORNr_GF_ChasingBlueOut-465x800.jpg
    • Dead Owl, v.3
      Roni Horn
      Dead Owl, v.3, 2014-2015
      Horn 2014
      Dead Owl, v.3, 2014-2015
      pair of ink-jet printed photographs
      each 22 ½ x 22 ½ inches
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
       courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HORNr_GF_DeadOwl-1068x800.jpg
    • Or 1
      Roni Horn
      Or 1, 2013-2014
      Horn 2013
      Or 1, 2013-2014
      powdered pigment, graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, and varnish on paper
      92 ¼ x 98 inches (234 x 249 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Genevieve Hanson
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
       Genevieve Hanson
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HORNr_Or1-3-852x800.jpg
    • Or 6
      Roni Horn
      Or 6, 2013-2014
      Horn 2013
      Or 6, 2013-2014
      powdered pigment, graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, and varnish on paper
      107 ½ x 102 inches (273 x 259 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Tom Powel Imaging
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
       Tom Powel Imaging
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HORNr_GF_Or6-3-757x800.jpg
    • Or 7
      Roni Horn
      Or 7, 2013/2015
      Horn 2013
      Or 7, 2013/2015
      powdered pigment, graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, and varnish on paper
      109 ½ x 101 ½ inches (278 x 258 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Tom Powel Imaging
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
       Tom Powel Imaging
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HORNr_GF_Or7-4-736x800.jpg
    • Put 2
      Roni Horn
      Put 2, 2012-2013
      Horn 2012
      Put 2, 2012-2013
      powdered pigment, graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, and varnish on paper
      95 x 102 ½ inches (241 x 260 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Genevieve Hanson
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
       Genevieve Hanson
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HORN_GF_Put2-3-862x800.jpg
    • Remembered Words – (Milk)
      Roni Horn
      Remembered Words – (Milk), 2012-2013
      Horn 2012
      Remembered Words – (Milk), 2012-2013
      gouache, watercolor, graphite, and gum arabic on paper
      nine parts, each 15 x 11 inches (38 x 28 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Genevieve Hanson
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
       Genevieve Hanson
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HORNr_GF_RememberedWordsMilk-616x800.jpg
    • Does a Bear Shit in the Woods?
      Roni Horn
      Does a Bear Shit in the Woods?, 2011
      Horn 2011
      Does a Bear Shit in the Woods?, 2011
      gouache, watercolor, and gum arabic on paper
      11 x 15 inches (28 x 38 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Thomas Mueller
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
       Thomas Mueller
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/HORNr_GF_DoesABear.jpg
    • Else 10
      Roni Horn
      Else 10, 2010
      Horn 2010
      Else 10, 2010
      powdered pigment, graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, and varnish on paper
      96 x 98 inches (244 x 249 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Thomas Mueller
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
       Thomas Mueller
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HORNr_GF_Else10-2-801x800.jpg
    • Else 4
      Roni Horn
      Else 4, 2009
      Horn 2009
      Else 4, 2009
      powdered pigment, graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, and varnish on paper
      98 ¾ x 106 ¾ inches (251 x 271 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Hermann Feldhaus
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
       Hermann Feldhaus
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HORNr_GF_Else4-4-848x800.jpg
    • Dead Owl, v. 2
      Roni Horn
      Dead Owl, v. 2, 2009
      Horn 2009
      Dead Owl, v. 2, 2009
      pair of ink-jet printed photographs
      each 22 ½ x 22 ½ inches (57 x 57 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
       courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/HORNr_GF_DeadOwlV2.jpg
    • Pink Tons
      Roni Horn
      Pink Tons, 2008-2011
      Horn 2008
      Pink Tons, 2008-2011
      solid cast pink glass with as-cast surfaces
      48 x 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122 x 122 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
       Ron Amstutz
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/HORNr_GF_PinkTons.jpg
    • a.k.a.
      Roni Horn
      a.k.a., 2008-2009
      Horn 2008
      a.k.a., 2008-2009
      fifteen pairs of ink-jet printed photographs
      each 15 x 13 inches (38 x 33 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
       Ron Amstutz
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HORN_GF_aka._02-1065x800.jpg
    • White Dickinson I GIVE YOU A PEAR THAT WAS GIVEN ME – WOULD THAT IT </i>WERE<i> A PAIR, BUT NATURE IS PENURIOUS
      Roni Horn
      White Dickinson I GIVE YOU A PEAR THAT WAS GIVEN ME – WOULD THAT IT WERE A PAIR, BUT NATURE IS PENURIOUS, 2006/2007
      Horn 2006
      White Dickinson I GIVE YOU A PEAR THAT WAS GIVEN ME – WOULD THAT IT WERE A PAIR, BUT NATURE IS PENURIOUS, 2006/2007
      solid aluminum and cast plastic
      168 ⅝ x 2 x 2 inches (428 x 5 x 5 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
       Ron Amstutz
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/HORNr_GF_IGiveYou-600x800.jpg
    • White Dickinson NATURE IS SO SUDDEN SHE MAKES US ALL ANTIQUE
      Roni Horn
      White Dickinson NATURE IS SO SUDDEN SHE MAKES US ALL ANTIQUE, 2006
      Horn 2006
      White Dickinson NATURE IS SO SUDDEN SHE MAKES US ALL ANTIQUE, 2006
      solid aluminum and cast plastic
      90 x 2 x 2 inches (229 x 5 x 5 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
       Ron Amstutz
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HORNr_GF_NatureIs-696x800.jpg
    • White Dickinson I THINK OF YOUR FOREST AND SEA AS A FAR OFF SHERBET
      Roni Horn
      White Dickinson I THINK OF YOUR FOREST AND SEA AS A FAR OFF SHERBET, 2006
      Horn 2006
      White Dickinson I THINK OF YOUR FOREST AND SEA AS A FAR OFF SHERBET, 2006
      solid aluminum and cast plastic
      100 ¾ x 2 x 2 inches (256 x 5 x 5 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
       Ron Amstutz
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HORNr_GF_FarOffSherbert-548x800.jpg
    • White Dickinson THE STARS ARE NOT HEREDITARY
      Roni Horn
      White Dickinson THE STARS ARE NOT HEREDITARY, 2006/2008
      Horn 2006
      White Dickinson THE STARS ARE NOT HEREDITARY, 2006/2008
      solid aluminum and cast plastic
      56 ⅛ x 2 x 2 inches (142 x 5 x 5 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
       Ron Amstutz
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HORN_GF_StarsAre-1067x800.jpg
    • Her, Her, Her, and Her (v. 3)
      Roni Horn
      Her, Her, Her, and Her (v. 3), 2002-2003
      Horn 2002
      Her, Her, Her, and Her (v. 3), 2002-2003
      sixty-four black-and-white photographs printed on paper coated with light-sensitive emulsion
      96 x 96 inches (244 x 244 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Roni Horn
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
       Roni Horn
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HORNr_GF_HerHerHerAndHer.jpg
    • Cabinet of
      Roni Horn
      Cabinet of, 2001-2002
      Horn 2001
      Cabinet of, 2001-2002
      thirty-six C-prints
      each 30 x 30 inches (76 x 76 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
       Ron Amstutz
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/HORNr_GF_CabinetOf.jpg
    • Still Water (The River Thames, for Example)
      Roni Horn
      Still Water (The River Thames, for Example), 1999
      Horn 1999
      Still Water (The River Thames, for Example), 1999
      fifteen offset lithographs of photographs and text on uncoated paper
      each 30 ½ x 41 ½ inches (77 x 105 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
       Ron Amstutz
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HORNr_GF_RiverThames_Person.jpg
    • bird
      Roni Horn
      bird, 1998/2007
      Horn 1998
      bird, 1998/2007
      ten pairs of pigment printed photographs
      each 22 x 22 inches (56 x 56 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
       Ron Amstutz
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HORN_GF_Birds-1-1067x800.jpg
    • Asphere
      Roni Horn
      Asphere, 1998/2001
      Horn 1998
      Asphere, 1998/2001
      stainless steel, glass shot-peened
      12 ¾ x 12-inches diameter (32 cm x 30-cm diameter)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
       Ron Amstutz
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/HORNr_GF_Asphere.jpg
    • Dead Owl
      Roni Horn
      Dead Owl, 1997
      Horn 1997
      Dead Owl, 1997
      Pair of Iris printed photographs
      each 29 x 29 inches (74 x 74 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
       courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/HORNr_GF_DeadOwl.jpg
    • Being Purple
      Roni Horn
      Being Purple, 1984-1985
      Horn 1984
      Being Purple, 1984-1985
      gouache on paper
      13 ⅛ x 14 ½ inches (33 x 37 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Bill Jacobson
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
       Bill Jacobson
      Courtesy: the artist and Hauser & Wirth, London and Zurich
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/HORNr_GF_BeingPurple.jpg
    • Gold Field
      Roni Horn
      Gold Field, 1982/2003
      Horn 1982
      Gold Field, 1982/2003
      annealed pure gold
      0.0008 x 49 x 60 inches (0.002 x 124 x 152 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
       Ron Amstutz
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HORNr_GF_GoldField_02-1067x800.jpg
    • Ant Farm
      Roni Horn
      Ant Farm, 1974/2007
      Horn 1974
      Ant Farm, 1974/2007
      wood, glass, earth, ants
      47 x 70 x 12 inches (119 x 178 x 30 cm)
      © 2018 Roni Horn
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
       Ron Amstutz
      Roni Horn https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HORNr_AntFarm-855x800.jpg

    Publications

    Roni Horn (2017)

    Introduction by Emily Wei Rales. Text by Roni Horn, Gary Indiana.

    Exploring wide-ranging topics including human nature, ecology, identity, landscape, and language, Roni Horn’s (born 1955) practice intermingles material and context, complicating relationships between object, subject, and viewer in the process. This two-volume catalogue features works such as Ant Farm, 1974, a living colony of ants sealed between two panes of glass; Pink Tons, 2008, a four-ton cube of casted pink glass; and Gold Field, 1982, a sheet of pure, annealed gold that measures a fraction of a millimeter thick. Produced in collaboration with the artist, Roni Horn includes an essay by writer, filmmaker, and visual artist Gary Indiana; a photo-essay by Jerry Gorovoy; a text written by the artist; and an extensive section of plates illustrating every work Roni Horn in Glenstone’s collection, spanning four decades of the artist’s career.

    Publisher: Glenstone Museum/DelMonico • Prestel
    ISBN: 9783791356600
    Publication date: 2017
    Page count: 300

    $75.00

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