"One of the glories and terrors of working in public is that you do see if your output means anything to anyone"

Jenny Holzer talks with Jori Finkel of the Los Angeles Times about receiving a distiguished women in the arts award from the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.

A Trip to the Smith College Museum of Art

When a friend suggested a trip to the Smith College Museum of Art in Northampton, Mass. I happily agreed, but wasn’t expecting much of a return on my time. Ignorant to the Museum’s position and reputation, I envisioned a dark, dank little gallery on the college campus with a collection consisting of old Dutch paintings and Revolutionary War tchotchke’s so typical of New England museums.

What I found was an impressive collection of contemporary American and European art of the 19th and 20th centuries, in a $35 million dollar art center on the campus of this historic women’s college.

Works by Cézanne, Kirchner and Picasso can be found on the third floor of the building: gifts to the Museum from distinguished Smith alumnae. Museum acquired contemporary pieces from Jenny Holzer and Alison Saar are also on view, serving as a testament to the Museum’s forward thinking aesthetic and dedication to supporting women in the visual arts.

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