{"product_id":"private-i-a-memoir","title":"Private I: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLynn Hershman Leeson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"block-214b878407ad29ade356\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\" data-border-radii='{\"topLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"topRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0}}' data-block-type=\"2\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\" class=\"sqs-html-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ePrivate I\u003c\/em\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 \u003cem\u003eRoberta Breitmore\u003c\/em\u003e series, the \u003cem\u003eVideo Diaries\u003c\/em\u003e, and films starring Tilda Swinton, including \u003cem\u003eConceiving Ada\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTeknolust\u003c\/em\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\n\u003cp class=\"\"\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 \u003cem\u003e!W.A.R. (Women, Art, Revolution)\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003ePrivate I\u003c\/em\u003e 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, \u003cem\u003ePrivate I\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving portrait of resilience, artistic innovation, and personal transformation through friendship, family, and fearless creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e“Lynn Hershman Leeson’s universe is the super-radical and unstoppably empowered kindergarten of all our wildest dreams: where no limit exists to our optimism and curiosity, where even our intellects can bask in glee and play.\" \u003cstrong\u003eTilda Swinton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e“In our current age of digital avatars, technological surveillance, and turbulent identity politics, few artists seem as relevant—and arguably as oracular—as Lynn Hershman Leeson.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e “Spanning half a century, the pioneering art of America’s Lynn Hershman Leeson is strange, beautiful and, best of all, funny.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e10.11.25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e9798988670087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExtent:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e352 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eHardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***Please note, if out of stock at our warehouse, this title can be purchased at most good high street and online booksellers***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Omnibus Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57297162436985,"sku":"9798988670087","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0284\/5379\/7967\/files\/9798988670087.jpg?v=1779115785","url":"https:\/\/omnibuspress.com\/products\/private-i-a-memoir","provider":"omnibuspress.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}