Jytte Høy (born 1951) is a Danish contemporary artist whose installations and sculptures consist of simple, everyday materials and objects. From 1996 to 2007 she served as rector of the

Jutland Art Academy Jutland Art Academy (, abbreviated DJK), is a state recognized institute for higher education in Aarhus, Denmark, offering a 5-year programme in contemporary art. The academy has no departments and focuses on conceptually driven practices and tra ...

in Aarhus. Among Høy's most notable exhibitions are "Apartment One" in her own apartment in

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in the mid-1990s and "Tankens Museum" (The Museum of Thought) in 2003 in

Esbjerg Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport city and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban area, urban population of 71,554 (1 January ...

. In both of these, she arranged exhibits so as to create a sprawling installation stretching from room to room. She is recipient of both the

Eckersberg Medal The Eckersberg Medal (originally the ''Akademiets Aarsmedaille'' or Annual Academy Medal) is an annual award of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. It is named after Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, known as the father of Danish painting. The ...

and the

Thorvaldsen Medal The Thorvaldsen Medal (Danish language, Danish: Thorvaldsens Medalje, Thorvaldsen Medaillen) is awarded annually with few exceptions to a varying number of recipients by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and is its highest distinction within th ...

Biography

Born on 20 August 1951 in the Copenhagen district of

Valby Valby () is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark. It is in the southwestern corner of Copenhagen Municipality, and has a mixture of different types of housing. This includes apartment blocks, terraced housing, area ...

, Jytte Høy graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1989. Her early interest in crafts survives in her artwork which can be described as expanded sculpture. Her works consist of common, manufactured items such as parts of dolls and elastic bands. She has recently contributed to art exhibitions in the

Arken Museum of Modern Art ARKEN Museum of Modern Art () is a state-authorised private non-profit charity and contemporary art museum in Ishøj, near Copenhagen. The museum is among Denmark's major contemporary and modern art collections, holding a variety of international ...

and in the Den Frie building. In addition to serving as rector of the Aarhus Academy for over 10 years, she has also had responsibilities at the Danish Art Foundation and on the boards of Charlottenborg and the Overgaden Art Institute.

References

External links

Jytte Høy's website
1951 births Living people Danish sculptors Danish installation artists Danish women artists Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni Recipients of the Eckersberg Medal Recipients of the Thorvaldsen Medal {{Denmark-bio-stub