Lynn Hershman Leeson
About Face
March 3 - April 23, 2022
About Face, 2022
Installation View
How Did This Happen?, 2012
Archival digital print
28 x 42 in
71.1 x 106.7 cm
About Face, 2022
Installation View
Surprise Lunchbox, 1967
Metal lunchbox with ceramic facial fragment
10 x 10 x 4 in
25.4 x 25.4 x 10.2 cm
Surprise Lunchbox (detail), 1967
Metal lunchbox with ceramic facial fragment
10 x 10 x 4 in
25.4 x 25.4 x 10.2 cm
About Face, 2022
Installation View
Pregnant Woman in X-Ray Suit, 1977
Ink on paper
21 x 19 in
53.3 x 48.3 cm
Early Work 53, 1962
Acrylic on stretched canvas
45 1/2 x 35 3/4 in
115.6 x 90.8 cm
My Point of View, 2021
Pencil and watercolor on paper
20 x 17 in
50.8 x 43.2 cm
About Face, 2022
Installation View
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
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
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
About Face, 2022
Installation View
About Face, 2022
Installation View
Roberta’s Reconstruction, 2005
Edition 1 of 3 plus 1 artist's proof
Chromogenic print
10 x 15 1/4 in
25.4 x 38.7 cm
Voodoo two, 2019
Digital archival print, watercolor, pen, ink and pin collage
15 1/2 x 13 1/4 in
39.4 x 33.7 cm
Vaccine Terror, 2021
Pen and acrylic paint on paper with blue plastic
18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in
47 x 36.8 cm
Surgically Enhanced in Photoshop, 2019
Mirror, ripped photo, acrylic, pen ink
12 7/8 x 15 3/4 in
32.7 x 40 cm
About Face, 2022
Installation View
Transgenic Cyborg, 2000
Digital print
49 x 48 3/4 in
124.5 x 123.8 cm
About Face, 2022
Installation View
Paranoia, 2021
Pen and acrylic paint on paper
22 1/4 x 27 1/4 in
56.5 x 69.2 cm
Identity Face Stamps, 1966-72
Stamps
12 1/2 x 10 5/8 in
31.8 x 27 cm
Roberta’s Reconstruction No. 3, 2005
Chromogenic print
13 1/2 x 14 3/4 in
34.3 x 37.5 cm
Roberta and Irwin Meet for the First Time in Union Square Park 2, 1975
Chromogenic print
12 3/8 x 14 3/4 in
31.4 x 37.5 cm
Facing Time No. 1, 2018
Digital print
13 1/4 x 16 in
33.7 x 40.6 cm
Burnt Face, 2016
Printed image, burnt paper
15 1/2 x 12 1/2 in
39.4 x 31.8 cm
About Face, 2022
Installation View
About Face, 2022
Installation View
Wax Work with Butterfly, 1968-2020
Wax cast face on molded head with wigs, glitter, paper butterfly,
mesh fabric
8 x 12 x 12 in
20.3 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm
Wax Work with Butterfly, 1968-2020
Wax cast face on molded head with wigs, glitter, paper butterfly,
mesh fabric
8 x 12 x 12 in
20.3 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm
Wax Work with Butterfly (detail), 1968-2020
Wax cast face on molded head with wigs, glitter, paper butterfly,
mesh fabric
8 x 12 x 12 in
20.3 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm
About Face, 2022
Installation View
Reconstructing Roberta, 2005
Digital print on aluminum
39 3/4 x 29 5/8 in
101 x 75.1 cm
Lynn/Elvis, 1980-88
Photograph, ink, paper
13 1/2 x 11 in
34.3 x 27.9 cm
Parton/Wayne, 1980-1988
Chromogenic print on paper, acrylic paint
16 1/8 x 14 in
41 x 35.6 cm
Botox Before/After, 2022
Chromogenic print
11 1/2 x 15 1/8 in
29.2 x 38.4 cm
Rowlands/Bogart, 1982
Chromogenic print on paper, acrylic paint
15 1/4 x 12 in
38.7 x 30.5 cm
Roberta’s Construction Chart 1, 1975
Archival digital print and dye transfer
41 3/4 x 29 1/2 in
106 x 74.9 cm
Make Me Look Natural, 2019
Archival digital print, watercolor, pen, ink
15 1/2 x 13 5/8 in
39.4 x 34.6 cm
Monroe/Freud, 1986
Chromogenic print on paper, acrylic paint
14 x 18 1/4 in
35.6 x 46.4 cm
The Infinity Engine: Glo Cat, 2013
Digital print
45 1/2 x 37 1/4 in
115.6 x 94.6 cm
About Face, 2022
Installation View
Cyborg 9, 1997
Archival digital print
29 x 30 1/2 in
73.7 x 77.5 cm
Evidence of A Faulty Algorithm No. 1, 2021
Archival digital print printed on plexiglas in reverse against mirror
30 x 30 1/8 in
76.2 x 76.4 cm
QR Identity Finder, 2022
Archival digital print
25 1/4 x 25 1/4 in
64 x 64 cm
Three Furies, 2021
Pen and acrylic paint on paper
20 1/8 x 17 1/8 in
51.1 x 43.5 cm
About Face, 2022
Installation View
About Face, 2022
Installation View
About Face, 2022
Installation View
Blanched expression with Feathers, 1965-2021
Plaster, wax, glass eyes, feathers, plexi
18 x 15 x 4 3/4 in
45.7 x 38.1 x 12.1 cm
Blanched expression with Feathers (detail), 1965-2021
Plaster, wax, glass eyes, feathers, plexi
18 x 15 x 4 3/4 in
45.7 x 38.1 x 12.1 cm
Mouth 2, 1969
Plaster, wax, and sparkles
15 x 11 in
38.1 x 27.9 cm
About Face, 2022
Installation View
Take Her Not Me, 2020
Ink, paper, collage
18 1/2 x 14 in
47 x 35.6 cm
Eye Protection For Reality, 2020
Burnt paper, ashes, collage, pencil
15 1/2 x 12 1/2 in
39.4 x 31.8 cm
Carbon Footprint, 2016
Pen, pencil, acrylic paint, and collage on paper
10 1/2 x 12 1/4 in
26.7 x 31.1 cm
Child of The Military, 2021
Pen and acrylic paint on paper
20 x 17 in
50.8 x 43.2 cm
Burning Through Time, 2020
Ashes, burnt paper, pen, collage
14 3/4 x 12 1/2 in
37.5 x 31.8 cm
Untitled, 1965
Collage
16 x 13 ½ in
40.6 x 34.3 cm
About Face, 2022
Installation View