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 .
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 .
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