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Lynn Hershman Leeson : twisted / edited by Margot Norton ; curator, Margot Norton ; contributions by Karen Archey, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Margot Norton, Martine Syms.

LIBRA N6537.H398 A4 2021
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hershman-Leeson, Lynn, 1941- artist, interviewee, contributor.
Contributor:
Norton, Margot, editor, curator, interviewer.
Archey, Karen, contributor.
Syms, Martine, contributor.
Phillips, Lisa, 1954- contributor.
New Museum (New York, N.Y.), host institution.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Hershman-Leeson, Lynn, 1941---Exhibitions.
Hershman-Leeson, Lynn.
Hershman-Leeson, Lynn, 1941---Interviews.
Art, American.
Performance art.
Computer art.
DNA in art.
Genre:
Exhibition catalogs.
Interviews.
Physical Description:
291 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Other Title:
Twisted
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : New Museum, [2021]
Summary:
Lynn Hershman Leeson (born 1941) has created a body of work that mines intersections between technology and the self. Known for her contributions to media art, Hershman Leeson has worked in tandem with the latest technological developments from Artificial Intelligence to DNA programming. "Twisted" brings together a selection of the artist's work in drawing, sculpture, video, photography, and interactive and net-based art, focusing on themes of transmutation, identity construction and the evolution of the cyborg. It includes the Breathing Machine sculptures; early drawings from the 1960s, many of which have never been shown; works from the Roberta Breitmore series (1970-79), in which she transformed her own identity into a fictional persona; selections from her Water Women series (1976-2010); and many more.
For over 50 years, Lynn Hershman Leeson (born 1941) has created an innovative and prescient body of work that mines intersections between technology and the self. Known for her pioneering contributions to media art, Hershman Leeson has consistently worked in tandem with the latest technological developments from Artificial Intelligence to DNA programming, often anticipating many of the issues affecting society today.00Twisted brings together a selection of the artist?s work in drawing, sculpture, video, photography, and interactive and net-based art, focusing on themes of transmutation, identity construction and the evolution of the cyborg. It includes some of Hershman Leeson?s most important projects, including the Breathing Machine sculptures; early drawings from the 1960s, many of which have never been shown; works from the Roberta Breitmore series (1970?79), perhaps her best-known project, in which she transformed her own identity into a fictional persona; selections from her Water Women series (1976?2010); and many more.00Exhibition: New Museum, New York, USA (30.06.-03.10.2021).
Contents:
Foreword / Lisa Phillips
The human spirit is what make it work : Lynn Hershman Leeson and Margot Norton in conversation
Dead and alive / Karen Archey
Letter to Lynn / Martine Syms
Texts 1985-2020 / Lynn Hershman Leeson
List of works
About the artist.
The human spirit is what make it work: Lynn Hershman Leeson and Margot Norton in conversation
Notes:
Accompanies the exhibition "Lynn Hershman Leeson: Twisted" at the New Museum, New York, June 30-October 3, 2021.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780915557264
0915557266
OCLC:
1277138507

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