Seoul exhibition brings 6 decades of American artist Lynn Hershman Leeson
Works by American artist Lynn Hershman Leeson, a pioneer of media art, will be shown in Seoul in her first solo exhibition in Asia, the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) said Tuesday. Titled "Lynn Hershman Leeson: First Person Plural," the exhibition, which begins Wednesday, will bring together some 200 pieces of her work spanning painting, photography, sculpture and media installation, according to…
An exhibition showcasing works by pioneering American artist Lynn Hershman Leeson will open on Wednesday at the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), marking her first solo exhibition in Asia. The exhibition, titled "Lynn Hershman Leeson: First Person Plural," will feature approximately 200 pieces of her work, encompassing painting, photography, sculpture, and media installation, according to SeMA.
Lynn Hershman Leeson, born in 1941, is renowned for her experimentation with cutting-edge technologies such as video, the internet, artificial intelligence (AI), and genetic engineering, transforming them into artistic expressions. In the 1970s, she embarked on a multi-year performance art project where she lived as Roberta Breitmore, a fictional alter ego she had created.
During the 1980s, she presented the interactive work "Lorna," allowing viewers to engage with the artwork using a remote control to influence the narrative. The SeMA exhibition will be divided into six sections, offering visitors a chance to delve into how individual identities can expand through social connections, interconnectedness via media and networks, and biological changes.
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