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Lynn Hershman Leeson: About Face

Past exhibition
Mar 3 - Apr 23, 2022
  • “Under this mask, another mask. I will never finish removing all these faces.”

    – Claude Cahun, Aveux non avenus, 1950

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  • Altman Siegel is delighted to present About Face, Lynn Hershman Leeson’s first solo exhibition with the gallery.

     

    For Hershman Leeson, we wear masks in an attempt to articulate a multitude of identities. The artist’s consideration of masks in their relationship to personae permits her to examine the means through which identity, or the way one interfaces with the world, is an outcome of social production. She asks, why does one wear a mask? What forms do masks take? And, does one adopt different guises in order to stabilize their sense of self or to transform it? These concerns have been examined comprehensively throughout Hershman Leeson’s oeuvre. A revolutionary force in both Feminist and New Media art, the artist’s groundbreaking output has radically shaped artistic discourses around corporeal representation and its relationship to culture and technology. The artist utilizes non-traditional methods and media to consider how technological and sociopolitical upheaval informs our understanding of the individual.

  • For About Face, Hershman Leeson takes the question of the self and all its vicissitudes over time as her starting point. Through a selection of career-spanning material, this exhibition presents examples of the ways Hershman Leeson, through re-presentation, reinvigorates modes of self-identification. Beginning with a selection of paintings and sculptural pieces from the 1960s and incorporating central bodies of work like the artist’s performance as the fictional Roberta Breitmore, the exhibition traces a genealogy to new work including Botox Before/After, which explores the limitations of one’s ability to physically transform.

     

    While these works differ significantly in their formal execution – About Face showcases examples from the artist’s painting, drawing, photography, collage, and sculpture practices – the show assesses the extent to which different masks or personae correspond with different, often contradictory, aspects of self. It is in this way that the show explores the mask’s double function as a means of assuming an identity while hiding another. While this premise could be tied to fraught concepts of subjectivity, as one’s sense of self is so often created within troublesome networks, Hershman Leeson lends a voice to fugitive selves through strategies of disengagement. In this way, she creates space for novel iterations of self to materialize.

  • Hershman Leeson’s practice is concerned with the question of “I,” the eye, witness, and surveillance. In About Face, these ruminations are grounded in the artist’s embodied encounters with identification. Predominantly comprised of self-portraits, this presentation of work sees the artist directly confront a conundrum that recalls Arthur Rimbaud’s proclamation, “Je est un autre”[I is another]. In the exhibition’s assemblage of representations, often of herself or herself in the guise of others, Hershman Leeson considers the ways women are denied a subjectivity of their own making. This corresponds with questions of the patriarchal mechanisms by which this is enforced and the lengths to which one must go to reclaim their image. Hershman Leeson notes that, for instance, “the act of putting on makeup, which for many women is a daily activity, becomes a mask, a second existence.” Through her alter egos and mutations, the artist both lives out the situation she is critiquing while fundamentally disrupting it.

  • In its career-spanning scope, About Face not only traces the artist’s practice over time, but also demarcates the passage of time itself. The show integrates alternate manifestations of the same set of ideas at different points. It underscores that while Hershman Leeson’s fingerprint remains the same, the progression of time, on a biological, political, technological, or economic scale, means that the nature of representation and recognition have morphed. As is the case with the artist’s reconstruction of Roberta Breitmore in 2005 or recurring clock motif, representation, particularly of women, and the desire to transform it, is produced alongside broader cultural and technological shifts.

  • For Hershman Leeson, key structural changes – the advent of artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, social media, plastic surgery, and the cyborg – alter the methods by which individuals adopt new masks. While Botox characterizes an endeavor to slow down biological time, for example, the cyborg was an attempt to speed up. On another register, shifts in artificial intelligence mean that identity can now be pinpointed through invisible forces. Who “I” am is in flux. This is nowhere more apparent than in the context of social media, where the ability to assume endless alter egos results in the continual destabilization of self according to one’s social conditions. From her earliest work to her newest output, Hershman Leeson has had the incredible ability to not only map out these transformations, but to identify the potential in their re-presentation. It is through this investigation that she is able to consider the following in this exhibition: Who am I? Who do others want me to be? And, how do I change who I’m supposed to be?

    • Lynn Hershman Leeson How Did This Happen?, 2012 Archival digital print Image: 28 x 42 in 71.1 x 106.7 cm Framed: 28 x 42 in 71.1 x 106.7 cm
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      How Did This Happen?, 2012
      Archival digital print
      Image: 28 x 42 in
      71.1 x 106.7 cm
      Framed: 28 x 42 in
      71.1 x 106.7 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Surprise Lunchbox, 1967 Metal lunchbox with ceramic facial fragment 8 x 10 1/2 in 20.3 x 26.7 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Surprise Lunchbox, 1967
      Metal lunchbox with ceramic facial fragment
      8 x 10 1/2 in
      20.3 x 26.7 cm
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  • 'At once inelegant and sensuous, [Hershman Leeson's body fragments are] gauche in the way that bodies are, registering the contours...

    Lynn Hershman Leeson, Surprise Lunchbox (detail), 1967

    "At once inelegant and sensuous, [Hershman Leeson's body fragments are] gauche in the way that bodies are, registering the contours of broken flesh and physical experience: life scars, wrinkles, warts, and all."

     

    - Pamela M. Lee, "Genealogy in Wax," in Lynn Hershman Leeson, Civic Radar (Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2016)

    • 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 ¼ x 19 ¼ in 54 x 48.9 cm
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      Pregnant Woman in X-Ray Suit, 1977
      Ink on paper
      15 x 13 1/4 in
      38.1 x 33.7 cm
      Framed: 21 ¼ x 19 ¼ in
      54 x 48.9 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Early Work 53, 1962 Acrylic on stretched canvas 44 x 34 in 111.8 x 86.4 cm Framed: 44 5/8 x 34 1/2 in 113.2 x 87.5 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Early Work 53, 1962
      Acrylic on stretched canvas
      44 x 34 in
      111.8 x 86.4 cm
      Framed: 44 5/8 x 34 1/2 in
      113.2 x 87.5 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson My Point of View, 2021 Pencil and watercolor on paper 17 x 14 in 43.2 x 35.6 cm Framed: 19 1/2 x 16 1/2 in 49.5 x 41.9 cm
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      My Point of View, 2021
      Pencil and watercolor on paper
      17 x 14 in
      43.2 x 35.6 cm
      Framed: 19 1/2 x 16 1/2 in
      49.5 x 41.9 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Self Portrait as Another Person, 1965 Wax, wig, glass eyes, makeup, tape recorder, Plexiglas, wood sensor, sound 20 x 3 1/8 in 50.8 x 7.9 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Self Portrait as Another Person, 1965
      Wax, wig, glass eyes, makeup, tape recorder, Plexiglas, wood sensor, sound
      20 x 3 1/8 in
      50.8 x 7.9 cm
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  • “Self-Portrait as Another Person is the title of a sculpture made in 1965, but it could as easily be a...

    Lynn Hershman Leeson, Self Portrait as Another Person, 1965

    “Self-Portrait as Another Person is the title of a sculpture made in 1965, but it could as easily be a description of her overall production; she is perennially making self-portraits in the guise of other people.”

     

    – Robert Enright, “Found Everything: An interview with Lynn Hershman Leeson,” Border Crossings #158, 2022

    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Roberta’s Reconstruction, 2005 Chromogenic print Image: 4 x 9 1/2 in 10.2 x 24.1 cm Paper: 8 x 10 in 20.3 x 25.4 cm Framed: 9 3/8 x 14 3/4 in 23.8 x 37.5 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Roberta’s Reconstruction, 2005
      Chromogenic print
      Image: 4 x 9 1/2 in
      10.2 x 24.1 cm
      Paper: 8 x 10 in
      20.3 x 25.4 cm
      Framed: 9 3/8 x 14 3/4 in
      23.8 x 37.5 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Voodoo two, 2019 Digital archival print, watercolor, pen, ink and pin collage Paper: 11 x 8 1/2 in 27.9 x 21.6 cm Framed: 15 1/8 x 12 5/8 in 38.4 x 32.1 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Voodoo two, 2019
      Digital archival print, watercolor, pen, ink and pin collage
      Paper: 11 x 8 1/2 in
      27.9 x 21.6 cm
      Framed: 15 1/8 x 12 5/8 in
      38.4 x 32.1 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Vaccine Terror, 2021 Pen and acrylic paint on paper with blue plastic Image: 9 x 7 in 22.9 x 17.8 cm Paper: 15 x 13 in 38.1 x 33 cm Framed: 18 x 14 in 45.7 x 35.6 cm
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      Vaccine Terror, 2021
      Pen and acrylic paint on paper with blue plastic
      Image: 9 x 7 in
      22.9 x 17.8 cm
      Paper: 15 x 13 in
      38.1 x 33 cm
      Framed: 18 x 14 in
      45.7 x 35.6 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Surgically Enhanced in Photoshop, 2019 Mirror, ripped photo, acrylic, pen ink Paper: 8 1/2 x 11 in 21.6 x 27.9 cm Framed: 12 1/4 x 15 1/4 in 31.1 x 38.7 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Surgically Enhanced in Photoshop, 2019
      Mirror, ripped photo, acrylic, pen ink
      Paper: 8 1/2 x 11 in
      21.6 x 27.9 cm
      Framed: 12 1/4 x 15 1/4 in
      31.1 x 38.7 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Transgenic Cyborg, 2000 Digital print 47 x 47 in 119.4 x 119.4 cm Framed: 48 3/4 x 48 3/4 in 123.8 x 123.8 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Transgenic Cyborg, 2000
      Digital print
      47 x 47 in
      119.4 x 119.4 cm
      Framed: 48 3/4 x 48 3/4 in
      123.8 x 123.8 cm
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  • “If there’s one thing that… [is] abundantly clear, it’s Hershman Leeson’s prescience. She not only found ways to use advanced...
    Lynn Hershman Leeson, Transgenic Cyborg, 2000

    “If there’s one thing that… [is] abundantly clear, it’s Hershman Leeson’s prescience. She not only found ways to use advanced technologies, but also saw how they were shaping us.”

     

    – Jillian Steinhauer, “Lynn Hershman Leeson: The Artist is Prescient,” The New York Times, July 8, 2021

    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Paranoia, 2021 Pen and acrylic paint on paper Paper: 19 x 24 in 48.3 x 61 cm Framed: 21 1/2 x 26 1/2 in 54.6 x 67.3 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Paranoia, 2021
      Pen and acrylic paint on paper
      Paper: 19 x 24 in
      48.3 x 61 cm
      Framed: 21 1/2 x 26 1/2 in
      54.6 x 67.3 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Identity Face Stamps, 1966-72 Stamps Paper: 10 x 8 in 25.4 x 20.3 cm Framed: 12 x 10 1/8 in 30.5 x 25.7 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Identity Face Stamps, 1966-72
      Stamps
      Paper: 10 x 8 in
      25.4 x 20.3 cm
      Framed: 12 x 10 1/8 in
      30.5 x 25.7 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Roberta’s Reconstruction No. 3, 2005 Chromogenic print Image: 7 1/2 x 9 in 19.1 x 22.9 cm Paper: 8 x 10 in 20.3 x 25.4 cm Framed: 13 x 14 1/4 in 33 x 36.2 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Roberta’s Reconstruction No. 3, 2005
      Chromogenic print
      Image: 7 1/2 x 9 in
      19.1 x 22.9 cm
      Paper: 8 x 10 in
      20.3 x 25.4 cm
      Framed: 13 x 14 1/4 in
      33 x 36.2 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Roberta and Irwin Meet for the First Time in Union Square Park 2, 1975 Chromogenic print Paper: 8 x 10 in 20.3 x 25.4 cm Framed: 12 3/8 x 14 3/4 in 31.4 x 37.5 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Roberta and Irwin Meet for the First Time in Union Square Park 2, 1975
      Chromogenic print
      Paper: 8 x 10 in
      20.3 x 25.4 cm
      Framed: 12 3/8 x 14 3/4 in
      31.4 x 37.5 cm
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  •  
     Lynn Hershman Leeson
    A Commercial for Myself, 1978
    Video, color, sound
    1:34 min
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    Lynn Hershman Leeson
    Commercials for Chelsea Hotel, 1976
    Digital video
    02:00 mins
    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Facing Time No. 1, 2018 Digital print Image: 10 x 7 in 25.4 x 17.8 cm Framed: 13 1/4 x 16 in 33.7 x 40.6 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Facing Time No. 1, 2018
      Digital print
      Image: 10 x 7 in
      25.4 x 17.8 cm
      Framed: 13 1/4 x 16 in
      33.7 x 40.6 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Burnt Face, 2016 Printed image, burnt paper Image: 7 1/2 x 7 in 19.1 x 17.8 cm Framed: 15 1/4 x 12 1/2 in 38.7 x 31.8 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Burnt Face, 2016
      Printed image, burnt paper
      Image: 7 1/2 x 7 in
      19.1 x 17.8 cm
      Framed: 15 1/4 x 12 1/2 in
      38.7 x 31.8 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Wax Work with Butterfly, 1968-2020 Wax cast face on molded head with wigs, glitter, paper butterfly, mesh fabric 8 x 10 x 10 in 20.3 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Wax Work with Butterfly, 1968-2020
      Wax cast face on molded head with wigs, glitter, paper butterfly,
      mesh fabric
      8 x 10 x 10 in
      20.3 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm
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  • “Among the most revelatory facets of the artist’s six-decade career is how she complicates the conversation surrounding bodily autonomy, a...
    Lynn Hershman Leeson,Wax Work with Butterfly (detail), 1968-2020

    “Among the most revelatory facets of the artist’s six-decade career is how she complicates the conversation surrounding bodily autonomy, a concept that underpins not only the demand to govern one’s own body but the very existence of a discrete self—corporeal or otherwise.” 

     

    – Paula Burleigh, “Twisted Sister,” Artforum, September 20, 2021

    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Reconstructing Roberta, 2005 Digital print on aluminum 39 3/4 x 29 5/8 in 101 x 75.1 cm Edition 2 of 5 plus 1 artist's proof
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Reconstructing Roberta, 2005
      Digital print on aluminum
      39 3/4 x 29 5/8 in
      101 x 75.1 cm
      Edition 2 of 5 plus 1 artist's proof
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  • “Roberta and the other women whom Hershman Leeson invented traced a rich and layered psychological profile. Any persona is a...

    Lynn Hershman Leeson, Reconstructing Roberta, 2005

    “Roberta and the other women whom Hershman Leeson invented traced a rich and layered psychological profile. Any persona is a mask, and any mask performs a double function: it is a way of assuming one identity while hiding another.”

     

    - Robert Enright, “Found Everything: An interview with Lynn Hershman Leeson,” Border Crossings #158, 2022

    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Lynn/Elvis, 1980-88 Photograph, ink, paper Paper: 11 x 8 1/2 in 27.9 x 21.6 cm Framed: 13 x 10 1/2 in 33 x 26.7 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Lynn/Elvis, 1980-88
      Photograph, ink, paper
      Paper: 11 x 8 1/2 in
      27.9 x 21.6 cm
      Framed: 13 x 10 1/2 in
      33 x 26.7 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Parton/Wayne, 1980-1988 Chromogenic print on paper, acrylic paint 16 x 14 in 40.6 x 35.6 cm Framed: 16 1/8 x 14 in 41 x 35.6 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Parton/Wayne, 1980-1988
      Chromogenic print on paper, acrylic paint
      16 x 14 in
      40.6 x 35.6 cm
      Framed: 16 1/8 x 14 in
      41 x 35.6 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Botox Before/After, 2022 Chromogenic print Image: 5 x 9 3/4 in 12.7 x 24.8 cm Paper: 6 x 10 1/2 in 15.2 x 26.7 cm Framed: 10 1/2 x 15 in 26.7 x 38.1 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Botox Before/After, 2022
      Chromogenic print
      Image: 5 x 9 3/4 in
      12.7 x 24.8 cm
      Paper: 6 x 10 1/2 in
      15.2 x 26.7 cm
      Framed: 10 1/2 x 15 in
      26.7 x 38.1 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Rolands/Bogart, 1982 Chromogenic print on paper, acrylic paint Framed: 15 1/4 x 12 in 38.7 x 30.5 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Rolands/Bogart, 1982
      Chromogenic print on paper, acrylic paint
      Framed: 15 1/4 x 12 in
      38.7 x 30.5 cm
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    • 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
      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
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Make Me Look Natural, 2019 Archival digital print, watercolor, pen, ink Paper: 11 x 8 1/2 in 27.9 x 21.6 cm Framed: 14 7/8 x 13 1/8 in 37.8 x 33.3 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Make Me Look Natural, 2019
      Archival digital print, watercolor, pen, ink
      Paper: 11 x 8 1/2 in
      27.9 x 21.6 cm
      Framed: 14 7/8 x 13 1/8 in
      37.8 x 33.3 cm
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    • 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
      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
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson The Infinity Engine: Glo Cat, 2013 Digital print Framed: 45 1/2 x 37 1/4 in 115.6 x 94.6 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson The Infinity Engine: Glo Cat, 2013 Digital print Framed: 45 1/2 x 37 1/4 in 115.6 x 94.6 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Cyborg 9, 1997 Archival digital print 29 x 30 1/2 in 73.7 x 77.5 cm Framed: 29 x 30 in 73.7 x 76.2 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Cyborg 9, 1997
      Archival digital print
      29 x 30 1/2 in
      73.7 x 77.5 cm
      Framed: 29 x 30 in
      73.7 x 76.2 cm
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    • 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 x 30 1/8 in 76.2 x 76.4 cm Edition of 5 plus 1 artist's proof
      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 x 30 1/8 in
      76.2 x 76.4 cm
      Edition of 5 plus 1 artist's proof
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson QR Identity Finder, 2022 Archival digital print 18 x 18 in 45.7 x 45.7 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      QR Identity Finder, 2022
      Archival digital print
      18 x 18 in
      45.7 x 45.7 cm
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  • “Masks camouflage the body and in doing so liberate and give voice to virtual selves. As personal truth is released,...

    Lynn Hershman Leeson, QR Identity Finder, 2022

    “Masks camouflage the body and in doing so liberate and give voice to virtual selves. As personal truth is released, the fragile and tenuous face of vulnerability is protected.”

     

    – Lynn Hershman Leeson, “Romancing the Anti-body: Lust and Longing in (Cyber)space,” 1994

    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Three Furies, 2021 Pen and acrylic paint on paper Paper: 17 x 14 in 43.2 x 35.6 cm Framed: 19 1/2 x 16 1/2 in 49.5 x 41.9 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Three Furies, 2021
      Pen and acrylic paint on paper
      Paper: 17 x 14 in
      43.2 x 35.6 cm
      Framed: 19 1/2 x 16 1/2 in
      49.5 x 41.9 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Blanched expression with Feathers, 1965-2021 Plaster, wax, glass eyes, feathers, plexi 18 1/8 x 15 x 4 3/4 in 46 x 38.1 x 12.1 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Blanched expression with Feathers, 1965-2021
      Plaster, wax, glass eyes, feathers, plexi
      18 1/8 x 15 x 4 3/4 in
      46 x 38.1 x 12.1 cm
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  • “Wax is an atavistic substance. It is a medium of both uncanny and morbid associations, suggesting a far more archaic...

    Lynn Hershman Leeson, Blanched expression with Feathers (detail), 1965-2021

    “Wax is an atavistic substance. It is a medium of both uncanny and morbid associations, suggesting a far more archaic relationship to likeness than the virtual worlds Hershman Leeson has long since produced. Consider the encaustic portraits of Faiyum mummies, or death masks and religious effigies—all relics in the cultures of death… Wax is unctuous, tactile, and magical; pixels are weightless, clean, and rational”

     

    – Pamela M. Lee, “Genealogy in Wax,” in Lynn Hershman Leeson, Civic Radar (Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2016)

    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Mouth 2, 1969 Plaster, wax, and sparkles 7 x 5 x 1 in 17.8 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm Framed: 14 3/8 x 10 3/8 in 36.4 x 26.2 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Mouth 2, 1969
      Plaster, wax, and sparkles
      7 x 5 x 1 in
      17.8 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm
      Framed: 14 3/8 x 10 3/8 in
      36.4 x 26.2 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Take Her Not Me, 2020 Ink, paper, collage 18 x 14 in 45.7 x 35.6 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Take Her Not Me, 2020
      Ink, paper, collage
      18 x 14 in
      45.7 x 35.6 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Eye Protection For Reality, 2020 Burnt paper, ashes, collage, pencil 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 in 39.4 x 31.8 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Eye Protection For Reality, 2020
      Burnt paper, ashes, collage, pencil
      15 1/2 x 12 1/2 in
      39.4 x 31.8 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Carbon Footprint, 2016 Pen, pencil, acrylic paint, and collage on paper Image: 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in 19.7 x 24.8 cm Framed: 10 1/2 x 12 1/4 in 26.7 x 31.1 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Carbon Footprint, 2016
      Pen, pencil, acrylic paint, and collage on paper
      Image: 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in
      19.7 x 24.8 cm
      Framed: 10 1/2 x 12 1/4 in
      26.7 x 31.1 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson, Child of The Military, 2021
      Lynn Hershman Leeson, Child of The Military, 2021
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Burning Through Time, 2020 Ashes, burnt paper, pen, collage 14 3/4 x 12 1/2 in 37.5 x 31.8 cm
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      Burning Through Time, 2020
      Ashes, burnt paper, pen, collage
      14 3/4 x 12 1/2 in
      37.5 x 31.8 cm
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    • Lynn Hershman Leeson Untitled, 1965 Collage 8 x 5 ½ in 20.3 x 14 cm Framed: 16 x 13 ½ in 40.6 x 34.3 cm
      Lynn Hershman Leeson
      Untitled, 1965
      Collage
      8 x 5 ½ in
      20.3 x 14 cm
      Framed: 16 x 13 ½ in
      40.6 x 34.3 cm
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  • Lynn Hershman Leeson’s work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at the New Museum, New York, NY; ZKM Center...

    Lynn Hershman Leeson’s work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at the New Museum, New York, NY; ZKM Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany [Civic Radar retrospective]; House of Electronic Arts, Basel, Switzerland; Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA; de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA; Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France; KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany; Kunsthaus Graz, Graz, Austria; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada; Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH; bürobasel, Basel, Switzerland; Thoma Foundation, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA; and Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, UK. Group exhibitions include the 59th Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy; 13th Gwangju Biennale, South Korea; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN; Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL; Serpentine Galleries, London, UK; UK; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA; Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, France; Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA; Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX; Tate Modern, London, UK; and MoMA PS1, New York, NY.

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