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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Roberta Breitmore at “3 Evenings” by Somerset House
“Constructing Roberta is a live performance that finds the character navigating later life, at a moment when ideas of truth and identity have been further complicated by the rituals and trends of online culture. The audience is invited to consider what it means to construct — and to perform — an authentic self in a world of doubles, filters and constant self-presentation. The artist asks ‘Maybe we are all Roberta?'”
Lynn Hershman Leeson: First Person Plural at Seoul Museum of Art
"Responding to the Seoul Museum of Art’s 2026 exhibition theme, “Technology,” this exhibition presents a comprehensive survey of six decades of artistic practice by Lynn Hershman Leeson (b. 1941), a pioneering American female media artist and filmmaker. As the...
Private I Nominated by Hans Ulrich Obrist for Hodler Prize 003
"Three books, one film, one exhibition, and one video game—we are delighted to present the second series of works selected by Ottessa Moshfegh, Théo Casciani, Precious Okoyomon, Jean-Max Colard and Hans Ulrich Obrist to compete for the Hodler Prize 003! The vote and...
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.