Roni Horn facts for kids
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Roni Horn
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Roni Horn at Barcelona's Fundació Joan Miró, where she received an award.
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| Born | September 25, 1955 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Rhode Island School of Design, Yale University |
| Known for | Visual arts |
| Awards | Joan Miró Award 2013 by Fundació Miró |
Roni Horn (born September 25, 1955) is an American artist and writer. She creates many different types of art, including sculptures, photographs, and books. Roni Horn was born in New York City, where she still lives and works today.
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Early Life and Art School
Roni Horn was born in New York City on September 25, 1955. Her grandmothers were both named Rose, so she was named Roni. She grew up in Rockland County, New York.
Roni finished high school early and started at the Rhode Island School of Design when she was 16. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in 1975. She then went on to get her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in sculpture from Yale University.
Since 1975, Roni Horn has often traveled to Iceland. The unique landscape and quiet nature of Iceland have greatly inspired her artwork.
Exploring Art and Nature
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Roni Horn has a deep connection with Iceland's special geography, geology, and weather. She first visited Iceland in the 1970s after graduating from Yale. Since then, she has returned to the island many times.
The To Place Book Series
Roni Horn has an ongoing series of books called To Place, which started in 1990. These books are all about Iceland.
One book, Bluff Life (1990), shows 13 drawings Roni made in 1982. She created them during a two-month stay in a lighthouse off the coast of Iceland. Another book, Folds (1991), has photographs of old sheepfolds. Arctic Circles (1998) is a photo essay that captures the endless horizon of the North Sea and other Icelandic scenes.
These To Place books are considered very important in the world of art books. Roni Horn has also published other books like Dictionary of Water and This is Me, This is You.
Art Installations in Public Spaces
Weather and water are important themes in Roni Horn's art. She has created several public art pieces. For example, You Are the Weather—Munich (1996–97) is a permanent artwork in Munich, Germany.
Some Thames (2000) is another permanent installation. It is at the University of Akureyri in Iceland. This artwork features 80 photographs of water from the River Thames in England. These photos are placed throughout the university's public areas.
In 2007, Roni Horn created Vatnasafn / Library of Water in Stykkishólmur, Iceland. This long-term installation is housed in a former library building. It contains water collected from Icelandic glaciers. The "Library of Water" is both an art sculpture and a community center.
Another installation, Agua Viva (2004), was shown in London. It featured rubber tiles on the floor with parts of a text by Clarice Lispector embedded in them. The artwork played with the order of the words, making them into rings and loops.
Photo Series
Roni Horn's first photo installation was You Are The Weather (1994-1996). It shows 100 close-up pictures of the same woman, Margret. She is shown in different geothermal pools in Iceland. Roni Horn wanted to explore how the face changes with the weather and how we see ourselves.
You are the Weather, Part 2 was made 15 years later. It uses the same model and continues the idea of the first series.
Still Water (The River Thames, for Example) (1999) is a work with fifteen photographs of the surface of the River Thames. Each photo has small numbers that point to footnotes. These notes describe things Roni Horn observed about the river.
Sculptural Artworks
Roni Horn also creates sculptures. Her work Gold Mats, Paired-For Ross and Felix (1994-1995) is made of gold. It was created in response to another artist's work.
In 1993, Roni Horn made a series called When Dickinson shut her eyes. It includes eight square aluminum poles. Each pole leans against a wall and has a line from a poem by Emily Dickinson written on it.
Pink Tons (2008) is a very large, solid glass cube. It weighs over 4,500 kilograms (about 10,000 pounds)! Roni Horn has worked with a German glass company to create her glass sculptures, including the columns for her Library of Water in Iceland.
Her work Well and Truly (2009-2010) consists of ten solid glass cylinders. These cylinders are in shades of blue and pale blue-green.
Exhibitions and Recognition
Roni Horn's first art show outside of university was in 1980. Her career grew quickly in the late 1980s. She has received several awards and fellowships for her art.
Her art has been shown in many important museums and galleries around the world. These include the Art Institute of Chicago, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.
In 2009, the Whitney Museum of American Art held a big show of her work called "Roni Horn aka Roni Horn." This show then traveled to other places like the Tate Modern in London.
In 2019, The Menil Collection in Houston, Texas, had a two-part exhibition of her work. It featured her large drawings and other unique pieces.
Images for kids
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Roni Horn at Barcelona's Fundació Joan Miró.
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Opposite of White, v.2 (Large) (A) (2006-2007).
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Vatnasafn, Roni Horn's Library of Water in Stykkishólmur.
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Gold Mats, Paired - For Ross and Felix (1994/1995).
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Things That Happen Again (1986).
