Lynn Hershman Leeson

Since 1954, artist and filmmaker Lynn Hershman Leeson has been creating ground-breaking works investigating technology, identity, surveillance, and the use of media as a tool of empowerment against censorship and political repression.

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Lynn Hershman Leeson Film Retrospective at MoMA – June 7-20, 2024

This retrospective features Hershman Leeson’s complete, four-part “Cyborg Series,” including Cyborgian Rhapsody – Immortality (2023), which was written, performed, and designed by an artificial intelligence chatbot. A special conversation on June 8, 2024 brings together Lynn Hershman Leeson, Eugenia Kuyda, founder of the Replika AI app, and the chatbot named Echo.

Exhibition: Anti-Aging

Lynn Hershman Leeson’s work is featured at Bridget Donahue Gallery in New York, NY. The exhibition runs from April 4th to May 18th, 2024.

Exhibition: Futures Without Guns

Lynn Hershman Leeson’s work is featured at Quorum at University City Science Center in Philadelphia, PA. The exhibition runs from April 18 until June 21 2024.

Book: Civic Radar

“[An] indispensable book.” -Holland Cotter

Civic Radar presents the first comprehensive overview of Lynn Hershman Leeson’s work. Edited by Peter Weibel, with contributions from thirteen renowned authors including Andreas Beitin, Pamela Lee, Laura Poitras, Ruby Rich, Jeffrey Schnapp, Kyle Stephan, Kristine Stiles, Ingeborg Reichle, and Tilda Swinton.

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Or check out Anti-Bodies, listed as a “Best Art Book of 2019” in the New York Times.