Lynn Hershman Leeson
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The following is an archive of written works related to Lynn Hershman Leeson’s career, important exhibitions, and Civic Radar, the most comprehensive exhibition and catalogue of her work to date. It also includes a selection of essays that expose the philosophical underpinnings of Hershman Leeson’s work, written by the artist herself. Text from earlier in the artist’s career is being added over time.
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By Maya Man, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Artlab Editors in Hyundai Artlab
“Maya Man and Lynn Hershman Leeson talk AI, “not art,” and making art that uses and speaks to your technological reality...”
“Maya Man and Lynn Hershman Leeson talk AI, “not art,” and making art that uses and speaks to your technological reality...”
Maya Man and Lynn Hershman Leeson On Art and AI
By Tara Anne Dalbow in Momus
"As Hershman Leeson leveraged emergent technology, like cyborg prototypes and interactive videodiscs that viewers could manipulate, to test how identity might be augmented by external systems and avatars..."
"As Hershman Leeson leveraged emergent technology, like cyborg prototypes and interactive videodiscs that viewers could manipulate, to test how identity might be augmented by external systems and avatars..."
Belonging to Ourselves: Lynn Hershman Leeson and Sophie Calle
By Sarah Hoover in Substack
““I would make my work and wait for the world to catch up,” she says in the book. Her ability to believe in herself—and her patience for the tides to turn—is a remarkable lesson in resilience...”
““I would make my work and wait for the world to catch up,” she says in the book. Her ability to believe in herself—and her patience for the tides to turn—is a remarkable lesson in resilience...”
Resilience is Everything: Lynn Hershman Leeson’s Lessons
By Emily Watlington, Alex Greenberger in Art In America
“As soon as I learned about him, something clicked in my mind about the dichotomy of reality and how it’s interpreted. So, when I saw him speak, I already knew how important he was...”
“As soon as I learned about him, something clicked in my mind about the dichotomy of reality and how it’s interpreted. So, when I saw him speak, I already knew how important he was...”
Art In America – Everyone’s Talking About Duchamp. These 5 Artists Are the Ones to Listen To
By editor in The Observatorial
““An ambitious interdisciplinary project that redefines the boundaries between art, technology and theoretical research.”...”
““An ambitious interdisciplinary project that redefines the boundaries between art, technology and theoretical research.”...”
In Venice, A Pioneering Exhibition Explores the Themes of AI, Technology and Biology
By RU Serius in Mindplex Magazine
““Since the 1970s, Art Provocateur, Technoculture Artist, Feminist Filmmaker Lynn Hershman Leeson has been way ahead of everybody...”
““Since the 1970s, Art Provocateur, Technoculture Artist, Feminist Filmmaker Lynn Hershman Leeson has been way ahead of everybody...”
Art Provocateur and Filmmaker Lynn Hershman Leeson by RU Serius
By Lynn Hershman Leeson in Plaster Magazine
"Rejection is always a solitary experience. Even if others are rejected..."
"Rejection is always a solitary experience. Even if others are rejected..."
Lynn Hershman Leeson’s Rejection Letter: “It’s always a solitary experience”
By Antonino La Vela in Antonino La Vela Art Blog
“There are artists who look ahead, and artists who place the future in our hands. Lynn Hershman Leeson belongs to the latter. She doesn’t prophesy—she assumes responsibility, turning identity, technology, and power ...
“There are artists who look ahead, and artists who place the future in our hands. Lynn Hershman Leeson belongs to the latter. She doesn’t prophesy—she assumes responsibility, turning identity, technology, and power ...
When Art Becomes Responsibility: Interview with Artist Lynn Hershman Leeson
By Tony Bravo in SF Chronicle
“San Francisco artist Lynn Hershman Leeson has been at the forefront of technology, feminism and experimentation in art for more than half a century. Her new memoir brings readers inside the struggles, the triumphs and the long ...
“San Francisco artist Lynn Hershman Leeson has been at the forefront of technology, feminism and experimentation in art for more than half a century. Her new memoir brings readers inside the struggles, the triumphs and the long ...
Stunning Art and Design Books That Celebrate Bay Area Talent
By Sara Oscar in The Conversation
"Lynn Hershman Leeson’s video works explore the political stakes of AI. In Logic Paralyzes the Heart and Cyborgian Rhapsody, her cyborg protagonists move between questions of military surveillance, facial recognition systems, ...
"Lynn Hershman Leeson’s video works explore the political stakes of AI. In Logic Paralyzes the Heart and Cyborgian Rhapsody, her cyborg protagonists move between questions of military surveillance, facial recognition systems, ...
AI ‘dreams’ up new realities. How does this impact the way we understand our own dreaming?
By Lynn Hershman Leeson in Private I via Hyperallergic
“I didn’t speak until I was almost seven. But just because I was not speaking, did not mean I was not listening. I often heard my parents wondering if I was ‘retarded.’ Although I didn’t understand the word, ...
“I didn’t speak until I was almost seven. But just because I was not speaking, did not mean I was not listening. I often heard my parents wondering if I was ‘retarded.’ Although I didn’t understand the word, ...
Hyperallergic: Writing My Own Artistic Origin Story by Lynn Hershman Leeson
By Lydia Horne in Alta Journal
“In Private I: A Memoir, Lynn Hershman Leeson reframes art history through proof of women’s participation, validating her own uncredited contributions and those of peers like Eleanor Coppola and Carolee Schneemann—a manifesto of ...
“In Private I: A Memoir, Lynn Hershman Leeson reframes art history through proof of women’s participation, validating her own uncredited contributions and those of peers like Eleanor Coppola and Carolee Schneemann—a manifesto of ...