Overview

Lynn Hershman Leeson (b. 1941) lives and works in San Francisco, CA. Over the last five decades, Hershman Leeson has been internationally acclaimed for her art and films. One of the most influential media artists, she is widely recognized for her innovative work investigating issues that are now recognized as key to the workings of society: the relationship between humans and technology, identity, surveillance, and the use of media as a tool of empowerment against censorship and political repression. Over the last forty years she has made pioneering contributions to the fields of photography, video, film, performance, installation and interactive as well as net-based media art.

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  • Lynn Hershman Leeson, Eternally Yours, 2023
    Lynn Hershman Leeson
    Eternally Yours, 2023
    Unique anti-aging powder, syringes, specially designed refrigerator, mirror plexiglass, framed order form
    9 3/4 x 17 x 18 7/8 in
    24.8 x 43.2 x 47.9 cm
    Framed order form: 13 x 13 in
    33 x 33 cm
    Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Lynn Hershman Leeson, Evidence of A Faulty Algorithm No. 1, 2021
    Lynn Hershman Leeson
    Evidence of A Faulty Algorithm No. 1, 2021
    Archival digital print printed on plexiglas in reverse against mirror
    30 x 30 in
    76.2 x 76.2 cm
    Framed: 30 3/4 x 30 3/4 in
    78.1 x 78.1 cm
    Edition of 5 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Lynn Hershman Leeson, Blue Spirit, 2020
    Lynn Hershman Leeson
    Blue Spirit, 2020
    Archival digital print on frosted mylar
    37 1/2 x 20 in
    95.3 x 50.8 cm
    Edition of 5 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Lynn Hershman Leeson, Make Me Look Natural, 2019
    Lynn Hershman Leeson
    Make Me Look Natural, 2019
    Archival digital print, watercolor, pen, ink
    11 x 8 1/2 in
    27.9 x 21.6 cm
    Framed: 15 1/2 x 13 5/8 in
    39.4 x 34.6 cm
  • Lynn Hershman Leeson, CybeRoberta, 1996
    Lynn Hershman Leeson
    CybeRoberta, 1996
    Custom-made doll, clothing, glasses, webcam, surveillance camera, mirror, original programming, and telerobotic head-rotating system
    17 3/4 x 17 3/4 x 8 in
    45.1 x 45.1 x 20.3 cm
    Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Lynn Hershman Leeson, Monroe/Freud, 1986
    Lynn Hershman Leeson
    Monroe/Freud, 1986
    Chromogenic print on paper, acrylic paint
    9 x 13 1/4 in
    22.9 x 33.7 cm
    Framed: 14 x 18 1/4 in
    35.6 x 46.4 cm
    Edition 8 of 8
  • Lynn Hershman Leeson, Pregnant Woman in X-Ray Suit, 1977
    Lynn Hershman Leeson
    Pregnant Woman in X-Ray Suit, 1977
    Ink on paper
    15 x 13 1/4 in
    38.1 x 33.7 cm
    Framed: 21 x 19 in
    53.3 x 48.3 cm
  • Lynn Hershman Leeson, Roberta’s Construction Chart #1, 1975
    Lynn Hershman Leeson
    Roberta’s Construction Chart #1, 1975
    Archival digital print and dye transfer
    35 5/8 x 23 5/8 in
    90.5 x 60 cm
    Framed: 41 3/4 x 29 1/2 in
    106 x 74.9 cm
    Edition of 12 plus 3 artist's proofs
  • Lynn Hershman Leeson, Becoming Roberta, 1974
    Lynn Hershman Leeson
    Becoming Roberta, 1974
    C-print
    6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in
    16.5 x 24.1 cm
    Framed: 8 x 10 in
    20.3 x 25.4 cm
  • Lynn Hershman Leeson, She Who Laughs Last, 1968-2022
    Lynn Hershman Leeson
    She Who Laughs Last, 1968-2022
    Wax cast, glass eyes, wig, custom sensors, sound file,
    makeup, butterflies, glasses
    9 1/4 x 16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in
    23.5 x 41.9 x 41.9 cm
  • Lynn Hershman Leeson, Self Portrait as Another Person, 1965
    Lynn Hershman Leeson
    Self Portrait as Another Person, 1965
    Wax, wig, glass eyes, makeup, tape recorder, Plexiglas, wood sensor, sound
    20 x 15 x 12 in
    50.8 x 38.1 x 30.5 cm
    Pedestal: 40 x 20 x 16 in
    101.6 x 50.8 x 40.6 cm
  • Lynn Hershman Leeson, Time Passages, 1965
    Lynn Hershman Leeson
    Time Passages, 1965
    Ink and watercolor
    20 1/2 x 27 in
    52.1 x 68.6 cm
    Framed: 25 x 31 ½ in
    63.5 x 80 cm
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