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 Andrea Chase in The New Fillmore Journal
"I made a film called !Women Art Revolution about the inequality that women suffered from. Art Galleries and Museums did not show women at all. That they are starting to now is good but it is very recent."
"I made a film called !Women Art Revolution about the inequality that women suffered from. Art Galleries and Museums did not show women at all. That they are starting to now is good but it is very recent."
DocFest at the Vogue
By Vanessa Thill in Art in America
"What happens when a performance artist struggling against state censorship goes to therapy? In her new film Tania Libre, Lynn Hershman Leeson lets us eavesdrop on Tania Bruguera’s session with Dr. Frank Ochberg, a leading ...
"What happens when a performance artist struggling against state censorship goes to therapy? In her new film Tania Libre, Lynn Hershman Leeson lets us eavesdrop on Tania Bruguera’s session with Dr. Frank Ochberg, a leading ...
The Trauma of Political Engagement: Lynn Hershman Leesons Tania Libre
By Liz Hirsch in Art News
"Lynn Hershman Leeson’s generous survey at Bridget Donahue blended examples of her video/sculpture hybrids, among them the tenderly appointed living room from her work Lorna (1979–84)."
"Lynn Hershman Leeson’s generous survey at Bridget Donahue blended examples of her video/sculpture hybrids, among them the tenderly appointed living room from her work Lorna (1979–84)."
Have At It: A Post-Trump New York Looks at How Images, Ideas, and Resources Circulate
By Wendy Vogel in Momus
"The majority of Leeson’s sprawling oeuvre has never been exhibited until now. Seen all at once, Civic Radar proves the insufficiency of the ready story of her technological innovation. It’s true that occasionally she reached so far ahead ...
"The majority of Leeson’s sprawling oeuvre has never been exhibited until now. Seen all at once, Civic Radar proves the insufficiency of the ready story of her technological innovation. It’s true that occasionally she reached so far ahead ...
“Science Truth” and Fearless Freedoms in Lynn Hershman Leesons Civic Radar
By Emily Holmes in Hyperallergic
"Lynn Hershman Leeson’s retrospective at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts reveals an artist who’s introduced cutting-edge technologies to the art world and pulled stunts that surprise and unsettle."
"Lynn Hershman Leeson’s retrospective at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts reveals an artist who’s introduced cutting-edge technologies to the art world and pulled stunts that surprise and unsettle."
50 Years of Lynn Hershman Leeson’s Tricks and Tech Art Innovations
By Anna Novakov in Art Press
"Visiting Lynn Hershman Leeson’s retrospective, Civic Radar, is a bit of an out-of-body experience. Organized by ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Germany, it is currently on view at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San ...
"Visiting Lynn Hershman Leeson’s retrospective, Civic Radar, is a bit of an out-of-body experience. Organized by ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Germany, it is currently on view at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San ...
Lynn Hershman Leeson, Civic Radar
By Jori Finkel in The Art Newspaper
"The artist takes a turn on the psychiatrist’s couch in a new documentary by Lynn Hershman Leeson that delves into the psychology of government oppression."
"The artist takes a turn on the psychiatrist’s couch in a new documentary by Lynn Hershman Leeson that delves into the psychology of government oppression."
Freeing Tania Bruguera
By Genevieve Quick in Art Practical
"The works in Civic Radar collectively bounce off each other to provide a fuller picture than the sum of its parts. Themes are richly layered throughout the exhibition, sometimes taking the form of mischievous fun and other ...
"The works in Civic Radar collectively bounce off each other to provide a fuller picture than the sum of its parts. Themes are richly layered throughout the exhibition, sometimes taking the form of mischievous fun and other ...
Reflections in a Cyborg: Lynn Hershman Leeson’s Civic Radar
By Evan Moffitt in Frieze
"Recently awarded a USA Artist Fellowship, Lynn Hershman Leeson speaks about cultural technologies, personal narratives and alter egos."
"Recently awarded a USA Artist Fellowship, Lynn Hershman Leeson speaks about cultural technologies, personal narratives and alter egos."
All Lynn
By Amelia Abraham in Artsy
"Cahun was a forerunner to contemporary feminist artists like Lynn Hershman Leeson, Ana Mendieta, Cindy Sherman, and Gillian Wearing, among many others, who have played with elements of drag, often to critique the expectations placed on ...
"Cahun was a forerunner to contemporary feminist artists like Lynn Hershman Leeson, Ana Mendieta, Cindy Sherman, and Gillian Wearing, among many others, who have played with elements of drag, often to critique the expectations placed on ...
A Brief History of Drag in the Art World
By Ellie Broughton in Litro Magazine
"Back in 2010 when the Guerrilla Girls first began to organise, Lynn Hershman Leeson was interviewed for the conclusion of her documentary on sexism in the art industry, !Women Art Revolution. The film captured the mischief of ...
"Back in 2010 when the Guerrilla Girls first began to organise, Lynn Hershman Leeson was interviewed for the conclusion of her documentary on sexism in the art industry, !Women Art Revolution. The film captured the mischief of ...
Interview: Lynn Hershman Leeson
By Mary Halton in New Scientist
"Artist Lynn Hershman Leeson subtly undermines our ridicule of past practices with a real-time “consultation bot” that blurs the boundary between superstition and fact, nudging uncomfortably close to the role that Google and WebMD ...
"Artist Lynn Hershman Leeson subtly undermines our ridicule of past practices with a real-time “consultation bot” that blurs the boundary between superstition and fact, nudging uncomfortably close to the role that Google and WebMD ...