Holly Solomon Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Holly Solomon Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Holly Solomon (â€") was an American collector of contemporary art and

founder of the Holly Solomon Gallery in New York City in . Her SoHo,

Manhattan gallery was initially known for nurturing the artistic

movement known as Pattern and Decoration, which was a reaction to the

austerities of Minimal art. She was the subject of an early portrait

by Andy Warhol that made her a Pop Art icon, of sorts, as well as the

subject of portraits by Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg.

Holly and Horace Solomon made a lasting contribution to the work of

Gordon Matta-Clark when they provided the site for Matta-Clark's

project Splitting, a suburban home in Englewood, New Jersey.Solomon

was born Hollis Dworken in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States, in

. Her father was an immigrant from Russia who operated a local grocery

and liquor store. She initially enrolled at Vassar College but

transferred to Sarah Lawrence College where she graduated in . In she

married Horace Solomon, who became her partner in The Holly Solomon

Gallery. In Solomon established the Arts Video News Service, a

subscription-based monthly video service that featured critical art

reviews, interviews, and up-to-date information on work featured in

galleries and museums primarily in the New York area.Holly Solomon had

been an aspiring stage actress and was enrolled at Lee Strasberg's

Actors Studio shortly after moving to Manhattan. She and her husband

began collecting Pop Art and in the couple opened an alternative work

and performance art space for artists named Greene Street Loft. The

space provided a venue for poets, actors, and artists to work and

perform.Solomon wrote and produced a five-part documentary film from

the performances given at Greene Street, and in it was shown at the

Edinburgh International Film Festival. Greene Street Loft closed in .
Holly Solomon Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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