Lynn Hershman Leeson’s work investigates the
relationship between humans and technology as it relates to
identity, surveillance and the use of media as a tool of
empowerment against censorship and political repression. She
is internationally recognized for her pioneering
contributions to the fields of video, film, artificial
intelligence, and interactive and net-based media art.
Hershman Leeson taught in the UC Davis Department of Art and Art
History from 1993 to 2004. She is the spring quarter spotlight
artist in residence in The California Studio.
Organized by The California Studio in the Department of Art and
Art History.
Artist talk: Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 4:30 p.m., Wright
Hall, Main Theatre
Film screenings:
Tuesday, May 23 at 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Wright Hall
Wednesday, May 24 at 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Wright Hall
Films may contains sensitive content, including trauma, hunger
and body dysmorphia, divorce, and childhood physical and sexual
abuse.
UC Davis is hosting two internationally acclaimed artists who
will give public talks, screen films and work directly with
students in May. Lynn Hershman Leeson and Shimon Attie are
presented by The Manetti Shrem California Studio in the
Department of Art and Art History, housed in the College of
Letters and Science. The California Studio is part of UC Davis
art studio and underwritten by a gift from Jan Shrem and Maria
Manetti Shrem.
