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 Tony Bravo in San Francisco Chronicle
"San Francisco artist Lynn Hershman Leeson has created work at the intersections of visual art, science, technology and feminism for decades. In her latest show, “About Time,” she touches on all these themes with an ...
"San Francisco artist Lynn Hershman Leeson has created work at the intersections of visual art, science, technology and feminism for decades. In her latest show, “About Time,” she touches on all these themes with an ...
Lynn Hershman Leeson explores aging, science in ‘About Time’
By The Table Read
“Private I traces Hershman Leeson’s lifelong commitment to experimentation, embracing film, video, AI, chatbots, and even her own DNA to explore identity, surveillance, and the perils of unchecked technology, cementing her legacy as a pioneering ...
“Private I traces Hershman Leeson’s lifelong commitment to experimentation, embracing film, video, AI, chatbots, and even her own DNA to explore identity, surveillance, and the perils of unchecked technology, cementing her legacy as a pioneering ...
Lynn Hershman Leeson’s Memoir, Private I, Follows A Visionary Life At The Intersection Of Art, Technology, And Feminism
By Hannah Silver in Wallpaper*
“Thirty-five years after it was made, the work is as prescient as ever, capturing the moment before a shift which saw television concede its power to the internet. Most poignantly, the work captures a desire for intimacy and ...
“Thirty-five years after it was made, the work is as prescient as ever, capturing the moment before a shift which saw television concede its power to the internet. Most poignantly, the work captures a desire for intimacy and ...
Thirty-Five Years After Its Creation, Lynn Hershman Leeson’s Seminal Video Is as Poignant as Ever
By DanDuray in Observer
“We need to educate humans about the consequences of hatred and greed,” says an AI in Lynn Hershman Leeson’s Cyborgian Rhapsody. The artist cuts in to correct it—revealing both the flaws of AI and her own sharp, prescient take on tech and ...
“We need to educate humans about the consequences of hatred and greed,” says an AI in Lynn Hershman Leeson’s Cyborgian Rhapsody. The artist cuts in to correct it—revealing both the flaws of AI and her own sharp, prescient take on tech and ...
One Fine Show: Lynn Hershman Leeson’s ‘Of Humans, Cyborgs and AI’ at the Nevada Museum of Art
By Asmita Singh in stir world
“Why Look at Animals?” confronts speciesism and reimagines animals as sentient beings—challenging systems of exploitation and calling for an ethical, post-anthropocentric future through art, activism, and ecological awareness."
“Why Look at Animals?” confronts speciesism and reimagines animals as sentient beings—challenging systems of exploitation and calling for an ethical, post-anthropocentric future through art, activism, and ecological awareness."
‘Why Look at Animals?’ Considers Art, Ethics & Ecosystems Beyond the Anthropocene
By Manu Sharma in Stir World
“The (Electronic Diaries) enables us to grasp how these tools and structures shape the understanding of ourselves and each other, and how we create and circulate images of ourselves in the world...”
“The (Electronic Diaries) enables us to grasp how these tools and structures shape the understanding of ourselves and each other, and how we create and circulate images of ourselves in the world...”
Exhibition review: Exploring Media Pioneer Lynn Hershman Leeson’s Monumental Düsseldorf Show
By Emily McDermott in Frieze Magazine
“At Julia Stoschek Foundation, Dusseldorf, a survey of the artist’s mixed-media work explores surveillance, selfhood and technology....”
“At Julia Stoschek Foundation, Dusseldorf, a survey of the artist’s mixed-media work explores surveillance, selfhood and technology....”
Lynn Hershman Leeson Is Watching You – Frieze Magazine
“Through her novel use of technology and psychological analysis, and her play with identities, Hershman Leeson brings about a power shift that draws attention to and subverts our voyeuristic desires. Across critical, speculative, and documentary registers, she ...
Mousse Magazine – “Lynn Hershman Leeson: Are Our Eyes Targets?” at Julia Stoschek Foundation, Berlin
By Helga Meister in Rheinische Post
”Düsseldorf · She was already working on artificial intelligence when it was still a foreign concept to most people. 40 years later, the fascinating works of media artist Lynn Hershman Leeson can be seen at the Julia Stoschek ...
”Düsseldorf · She was already working on artificial intelligence when it was still a foreign concept to most people. 40 years later, the fascinating works of media artist Lynn Hershman Leeson can be seen at the Julia Stoschek ...
Our Eyes As Targets
By Tony Bravo in the SF Chronicle
"Hershman Leeson spoke to the Chronicle about her work, her take on why AI is trending in the arts, and her thoughts about cultural fears of the technology."
"Hershman Leeson spoke to the Chronicle about her work, her take on why AI is trending in the arts, and her thoughts about cultural fears of the technology."
Lynn Hershman Leeson Has Been Using Artificial Intelligence in Her Art for Decades. What Does She Think of AI Fads?
By Orla Brennan in Another Magazine
“”It’s true that dystopian ideas of the past are now the digital realities of today. We are a society of screens, bombarded by images and feedback loops of algorithm-driven news cycles, with devices as extensions of our bodies ...
“”It’s true that dystopian ideas of the past are now the digital realities of today. We are a society of screens, bombarded by images and feedback loops of algorithm-driven news cycles, with devices as extensions of our bodies ...
Another Magazine – Lynn Hershman Leeson, the Dystopian Artist Who Predicted Our Digital Selves
By Birgit Koelgen in ddorf-aktuell
“Es ist ein Phänomen der technisierten Gegenwart. Selbst schüchterne Menschen genieren sich nicht, Details aus ihrem Leben den Social Media anzuvertrauen. Ob auf Tiktok oder Instagram – ich poste, also bin ich. Ohne Smartphone ...
“Es ist ein Phänomen der technisierten Gegenwart. Selbst schüchterne Menschen genieren sich nicht, Details aus ihrem Leben den Social Media anzuvertrauen. Ob auf Tiktok oder Instagram – ich poste, also bin ich. Ohne Smartphone ...