Lynn Hershman Leeson - CIVIC RADAR

American artist and filmmaker Lynn Hershman Leeson will be honored by ZKM | Karlsruhe in cooperation with the Deichtorhallen Hamburg / Sammlung Falckenberg with the first comprehensive retrospective of her work. One of the most influential media artists, Hershman Leeson is widely recognized for her innovative work investigating issues that are now recognized as key to the workings of society: the relationship between humans and technology, identity, surveillance, and the use of media as a tool of empowerment against censorship and political repression. Over the last forty years she has made pioneering contributions to the fields of photography, video, film, performance, installation and interactive as well as net-based media art. Curated by Peter Weibel and Andreas Beitin, the exhibition will provide an overview of the artist’s various creative phases and the opportunity to view early works that were never shown before. It will also feature Hershman Leeson’s most recent productions, including The Infinity Engine – a live cinematic installation that exposes critical questions about the ethical and social implications of genetic manipulation.