Lynn Hershman Leeson Explores Aging, Science in ‘About Time’

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At age 84, Hershman Leeson is aware that her time is now more limited, and the new work grapples with how she uses it. The Altman Siegel gallery show’s title video piece is a perfect place to start, as the artist explains not only the thesis of “About Time” but new advances in anti-aging technology. The visual language of science is used throughout (images of laboratory equipment and DNA samples combined with self portraits) while her mixed media collages have a wit to them, with titles like “On the Clock” and “Defying the Clock” offering her usual commentary…