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Introduction
Lynn Hershman Leeson (née Lynn Lester Hershman; born 1941) is a multimedia American artist and filmmaker. Her work combines art with social commentary, particularly on the relationship between people and technology. Leeson is a pioneer in new media, and her work with technology and in media-based practices helped legitimize digital art forms. Her interests include feminism, race, surveillance, and artificial intelligence and identity theft through algorithms and data tracking. She has been referred to as a "new media pioneer" for the prescient incorporation of new science and technologies in her work. She is based in San Francisco, California.
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Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Roles
Artist, Computer Artist, Digital Artist, Cinematographer, Art Critic, Installation Artist, Multimedia Artist, Performance Artist, Photographer, Sculptor, Video Artist
Names
Lynn Hershman, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Lynn Hershman-Leeson, Lynn Hershman Lesson, Lynn Lester Hershman
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500073057
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Works

45 works online

Exhibitions

Publication

  • Signals: How Video Transformed the World Edited by Stuart Comer and Michelle Kuo, 2023 Exhibition catalogue, Paperback, 188 pages
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