Lynn Hershman Leeson
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 LeesonEternally Yours, 2023Unique anti-aging powder, syringes, specially designed refrigerator, mirror plexiglass, framed order form9 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 cmEdition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof -
Lynn Hershman LeesonEvidence of A Faulty Algorithm No. 1, 2021Archival digital print printed on plexiglas in reverse against mirror30 x 30 in
76.2 x 76.2 cm
Framed: 30 3/4 x 30 3/4 in
78.1 x 78.1 cmEdition of 5 plus 1 artist's proof -
Lynn Hershman LeesonBlue Spirit, 2020Archival digital print on frosted mylar37 1/2 x 20 in
95.3 x 50.8 cmEdition of 5 plus 1 artist's proof -
Lynn Hershman LeesonMake Me Look Natural, 2019Archival digital print, watercolor, pen, ink11 x 8 1/2 in
27.9 x 21.6 cm
Framed: 15 1/2 x 13 5/8 in
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Lynn Hershman LeesonCybeRoberta, 1996Custom-made doll, clothing, glasses, webcam, surveillance camera, mirror, original programming, and telerobotic head-rotating system17 3/4 x 17 3/4 x 8 in
45.1 x 45.1 x 20.3 cmEdition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof -
Lynn Hershman LeesonMonroe/Freud, 1986Chromogenic print on paper, acrylic paint9 x 13 1/4 in
22.9 x 33.7 cm
Framed: 14 x 18 1/4 in
35.6 x 46.4 cm
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Lynn Hershman LeesonPregnant Woman in X-Ray Suit, 1977Ink on paper15 x 13 1/4 in
38.1 x 33.7 cm
Framed: 21 x 19 in
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Lynn Hershman LeesonRoberta’s Construction Chart #1, 1975Archival digital print and dye transfer35 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 cmEdition of 12 plus 3 artist's proofs -
Lynn Hershman LeesonBecoming Roberta, 1974C-print6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in
16.5 x 24.1 cm
Framed: 8 x 10 in
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Lynn Hershman LeesonShe Who Laughs Last, 1968-2022Wax cast, glass eyes, wig, custom sensors, sound file,
makeup, butterflies, glasses9 1/4 x 16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in
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Lynn Hershman LeesonSelf Portrait as Another Person, 1965Wax, wig, glass eyes, makeup, tape recorder, Plexiglas, wood sensor, sound20 x 15 x 12 in
50.8 x 38.1 x 30.5 cm
Pedestal: 40 x 20 x 16 in
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Lynn Hershman LeesonTime Passages, 1965Ink and watercolor20 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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LYNN HERSHMAN LEESON: ARE OUR EYES TARGETS?, 2024-2025
Installation view
Julia Stoschek Foundation, Düsseldorf, Germany
Photography by Alwin Lay
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Lynn Hershman Leeson
Logic Paralyzes the Heart, 2022
Installation view
La Biennale di Venezia, 59th International Art Exhibition,The Milk of Dreams, 2022
Giardini Arsenale, Venice
Photograph by Andrea Rossetti
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Lynn Hershman Leeson
Installation view
Kingdom of the Ill, 2022
Museion Bozen/Bolzano
Photography by Lineematiche -
Lynn Hershman Leeson
Twisted, 2021
Installation viewNew Museum, New York
Photography by Dario Lasagni -
Lynn Hershman Leeson
The Electronic Diaries: Confessions of a Chameleon, (1986), Binge, (1987), First Person Plural, (1988), Shadow's Song, (1990), Ring Cycle, (1992), Re-Covered Diary, (1994), Cyberchild, (1998), 1984-2019
Video, color, sound
73 minutes
Installation view
Manual Override, 2021
The Shed, New York
Photography by Dan Bradica
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Lynn Hershman Leeson
Shadow Stalker, 2019
HD video (color, sound)10 minutes
Installation view
Uncanny Valley: Being Human in the Age of AI, 2020de Young Museum, San Francisco
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Lynn Hershman Leeson
VertiGhost, 2017-2018
Video, costume, RealFiction Ghost Box, sensor driven flowers, painting with embedded camera eyes
Dimensions variable
HD Video: 12 minutes
Installation view
Legion of Honor, San Francisco -
Lynn Hershman Leeson
Lorna, 1984
Installation with video, remote, furniture
Installation view
Civic Radar, 2017
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
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Lynn Hershman Leeson
The Infinity Engine, 2014–2017
Installation view
Origin of the Species, 2015Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Photography by Andy Stagg
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Frieze Los Angeles 2024
Booth C6 Feb 29 - Mar 3, 2024Read more -
Lynn Hershman Leeson
Phantom Limb May 25 - Jul 8, 2023Read more -
Art Basel 2022
Lynn Hershman Leeson Jun 14 - 19, 2022Altman Siegel and Bridget Donahue are thrilled to announce “Water Women,” a presentation of work by Lynn Hershman Leeson (b. 1941) for this year’s edition of Art Basel. Lynn Hershman...Read more -
Lynn Hershman Leeson
About Face Mar 3 - Apr 23, 2022Read more -
I Yield My Time. Fuck You!
Nick Cave, Troy Chew, Wade Guyton, Samuel Levi Jones, Lynn Hershman Leeson, K.R.M. Mooney, Torey Thornton Nov 7 - Dec 19, 2020Read more -
Lynn Hershman Leeson
Sep 22 - Oct 31, 2020Read more
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STIRworld
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New York Times
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Frieze
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An Other
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Brooklyn Rail
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Interview
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Screen Slate
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Gagosian Quarterly
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The Art Newspaper
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San Francisco Chronicle
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Variable West
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Topical Cream
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San Francisco Chronicle
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Contemporary Art Daily
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Border Crossings
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AnOther
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The Brooklyn Rail
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The New York Times Style Magazine
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The New York Times
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Living Content
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The New York Times
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Vogue
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Artforum
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Cultured
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