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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Vital Signs: Artists and the Body at MoMA
“Behind this mask, another mask; I will never be done with removing all these faces,” wrote artist and poet Claude Cahun in 1930. Throughout the 20th century, artists have imagined the body and ideas of the self as fluid and open to ongoing transformations. Vital...
Exhibition: Vital Signs Artists and the Body at MoMA, Nov 3, 2024–Feb 22, 2025
“Behind this mask, another mask; I will never be done with removing all these faces,” wrote artist and poet Claude Cahun in 1930. Throughout the 20th century, artists have imagined the body and ideas of the self as fluid and open to ongoing transformations. Vital...
Gray Area Festival 10 – Keynote speaker with Tanya Zimbardo
Over the past 10 years, technological progress has inarguably transformed our society. Artificial intelligence, decentralized protocols, and quantum computing are just a few of the sea changes radically impacting day-to-day life in our city, San Francisco, and around...
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.