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…
The Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) is set to present American artist Lynn Hershman Leeson's first solo exhibition in Asia, titled "Lynn Hershman Leeson: First Person Plural." The exhibition, which opens on Wednesday, will showcase approximately 200 pieces of Leeson's work, spanning various mediums, including painting, photography, sculpture, and media installations, according to SeMA.
Born in 1941, Leeson is renowned for her exploration of new technologies, such as video, the internet, artificial intelligence (AI), and genetic engineering, and her innovative approach to transforming these technologies into artistic forms. In the 1970s, she embarked on a multi-year performance art project where she lived as Roberta Breitmore, a fictional alter ego she created herself.
During the 1980s, Leeson introduced the interactive work "Lorna," allowing viewers to engage with an artwork by using a remote control to select the narrative path. The upcoming SeMA exhibition is organized into six distinct sections, enabling visitors to delve into how born identities expand through social relationships, interconnectedness via media and networks, and undergo biological changes.
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