{"product_id":"private-i-9798988670087","title":"Private I","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA visionary life at the intersection of art, technology, and feminism. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePrivate I\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eRoberta Breitmore\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003ethe Video Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e, and films starring Tilda Swinton, including \u003ci\u003eConceiving Ada\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTeknolust\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo 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 \u003ci\u003e!W.A.R. (Women, Art, Revolution)\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003ePrivate I \u003c\/i\u003etraces 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, \u003ci\u003ePrivate I \u003c\/i\u003eis a moving portrait of resilience, artistic innovation, and personal transformation through friendship, family, and fearless creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHershman Leeson, Lynn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eLynn Hershman Leeson\u003c\/b\u003e has been internationally acclaimed for her art and films over the last five decades. 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. \u003cp\u003eShe is a recipient of many awards including a Siggraph Lifetime Achievement Award, Prix Ars Electronica Golden Nica, and a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. And in 2022, she was awarded a special mention from the Jury for her participation in the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. In 2023, Pratt Institute of Art in NY awarded her with an Honorary Doctorate. Creative Capital awarded her with their Distinguished Artist Award in 2023. SFMOMA acquired the museum's first NFT from Hershman Leeson in 2023. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer six feature films--\u003ci\u003eStrange Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTeknolust\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConceiving Ada\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e!Women Art Revolution: A Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTania Libre\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Electronic Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e--are in worldwide distribution. Her artwork is featured in many public collections including the Museum of Modern Art, and The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. She lives in San Francisco, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZE Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51720951267602,"sku":"9798988670087","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_69c59910-5188-4bb0-b34d-04890b86b50b.jpg?v=1762942625","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/private-i-9798988670087","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}