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.

25 Essential AI Artworks: Agent Ruby

25 Essential AI Artworks: Agent Ruby

“If Ruby gets confused, feel free to tell her.” So read the instructions for Agent Ruby, an online piece that can converse with users. In a chat window, visitors submit their questions to Ruby, who engages them in a dialogue that can sometimes be clunky. Her answers...

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To Exalt the Ephemeral: The (Im)permanent Collection

To Exalt the Ephemeral: The (Im)permanent Collection

To Exalt the Ephemeral: The (Im)permanent Collection draws from BAMPFA’s art and film collections to explore how museums collect, care for, and amplify the work of artists who celebrate ideas of impermanence and cycles of decay and regeneration. The exhibition is...

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Wallpaper from The Infinity Engine - 2014

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.