Private I
Ze Books (Verlag)
979-8-9886700-8-7 (ISBN)
In Private I, Lynn Hershman Leeson — one of the most influential conceptual artists of our time—shares her personal journey and the struggle for her visionary work to be recognized as art. In the 1970s, women artists were often dismissed unless linked to more successful male counterparts. Defying this marginalization, Hershman Leeson carved her own path, creating groundbreaking conceptual works such as her Roberta Breitmore series, the Video Diaries, and films starring Tilda Swinton, including Conceiving Ada and Teknolust. Her innovative installations took place in unconventional venues—hotels, department store windows, San Quentin State Prison, and housing projects—while she raised her daughter and endured long periods of poverty.
To support fellow artists, she launched The Floating Museum, bringing site-specific art to reclaimed public spaces. She was also one of the first to document women artists’ lives and work in her acclaimed documentary !W.A.R. (Women, Art, Revolution). Private I traces her lifelong commitment to experimentation—embracing film, video, AI, chatbots, touch screens, even her own DNA—to challenge ideas of identity and warn of the perils of technology and surveillance. At its core, Private I is a moving portrait of resilience, artistic innovation, and personal transformation through friendship, family, and fearless creativity.
Over the last five decades, artist and filmmaker Lynn Hershman Leeson has been internationally acclaimed for her art and films. Hershman Leeson is widely recognized for her innovative work investigating issues including: the relationship between humans and technology, identity, surveillance, and the use of media as a tool of empowerment against censorship and political repression.
Chapter 1 ORIGIN
Chapter 2 AN UNEDUCATION
Chapter 3 CYBORGS
Chapter 4 A BRUSH WITH RACE
Chapter 5 COLLEGE COLLAGED
Chapter 6 REVOLUTION
Chapter 7 UNREST
Chapter 8 CHANCE
Chapter 9 REINVENTION
Chapter 10 ROBERTA
Chapter 11 RANDOMNESS
Chapter 12 REHEARSALS
Chapter 13 ROBERTA REDUX
Chapter 14 REHEARSALS REDUX
Chapter 15 THE FLOATING MUSEUM, 1974–1978
Chapter 16 RUNNING FENCE, 1974–1976
Chapter 17 WINDOWS, 1976
Chapter 18 PLEASE TOUCH
Chapter 19 EXORCISMS
Chapter 20 TRAUMA’S PROGENY
Chapter 21 COMMISSION!
Chapter 22 NOW WHAT?
Chapter 23 FORKING PATHS, 1984
Chapter 24 COLLECTED
Chapter 25 NOT ART—AGAIN!
Chapter 26 DOING TIME
Chapter 27 !WOMEN ART REVOLUTION (!WAR), 1968–2010
Chapter 28 HOME AGAIN
Chapter 29 TIME SHOWS US WHAT WE CANNOT SEE AT THE TIME
Chapter 30 TIMING
| Erscheinungsdatum | 18.10.2025 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Full-color images from the author's art collection and elsewhere; 130 Illustrations |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 159 x 238 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile | |
| ISBN-13 | 979-8-9886700-8-7 / 9798988670087 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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