Commercial for Myself

Commercial for Myself

Lynn Hershman Leeson
1978, 46 sec, color, sound

Description

Posing as a talking head standing in for the artist Lynn Hershman in her absence, Hershman Leeson advertises her own performance practice in the Bay area and shares a brief reflection on the human impact of what she describes as the “new digital era.” Finally, she invites viewers to respond to the program with what they consider to be the “most human values.” This portrait was aired on public television, furthering the artist’s ongoing engagement with broadcasting as a method of performance and arena of technological critique.