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Small Eye Plate
1976
2 1/8 x 7 in. (5.4 x 17.78 cm)
Lynn Hershman Leeson (aka Lynn Lester Hershman) (Cleveland, Ohio, 1941 - )
Renegade Humor (2012)
Known for her pioneering use of new technologies, Lynn Hershman Leeson has worked in a variety of media, including photography, performance, video, film, sculpture, and interactive computer and Internet-based art. She often explores the mutability of identity and the interplay of gender, the body, and machines.
From 1970 to 1983, Leeson created performance works that focused on dining: “As presents for close friends, I prepared consumable dinner ortraits/performances. Elaborate sets, props, music, menus, and plates were planned for the honored guest. Ceramic dishes were created for each dinner. Some included suicidal cups or plates with protruding porcelain tongues.” Leeson created ceramics such as Sleeping Lady Plate (1976) in her own likeness, to be used as serving dishes. By inserting herself within the ware, Leeson asserts her presence at the dinner table—part of her exploration of issues of female marginality and invisibility through the stereotypical act of a woman throwing a dinner party.
Character Studies: Clay from the Collection, October 3, 2015 - February 7, 2016, New Wing, Second Floor, North Gallery, San José Museum of Art.
Renegade Humor, February 3, 2012 - July 8, 2012, New Wing, Second Floor, Central Skylight and South Metro A Galleries, San José Museum of Art.
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Small Eye Plate
Sculpture
19762 1/8 x 7 in. (5.4 x 17.78 cm)
Lynn Hershman Leeson (aka Lynn Lester Hershman) (Cleveland, Ohio, 1941 - )
Object Type: Sculpture
Medium and Support: Glazed ceramic with taxidermy eyes
Credit Line: Gift of Jerry Lutovich, M.D.
Accession Number: 2009.09.04
SJMA Label Text
Renegade Humor (2012)
Known for her pioneering use of new technologies, Lynn Hershman Leeson has worked in a variety of media, including photography, performance, video, film, sculpture, and interactive computer and Internet-based art. She often explores the mutability of identity and the interplay of gender, the body, and machines.
From 1970 to 1983, Leeson created performance works that focused on dining: “As presents for close friends, I prepared consumable dinner ortraits/performances. Elaborate sets, props, music, menus, and plates were planned for the honored guest. Ceramic dishes were created for each dinner. Some included suicidal cups or plates with protruding porcelain tongues.” Leeson created ceramics such as Sleeping Lady Plate (1976) in her own likeness, to be used as serving dishes. By inserting herself within the ware, Leeson asserts her presence at the dinner table—part of her exploration of issues of female marginality and invisibility through the stereotypical act of a woman throwing a dinner party.
Exhibition
Character Studies: Clay from the Collection, October 3, 2015 - February 7, 2016, New Wing, Second Floor, North Gallery, San José Museum of Art.
Renegade Humor, February 3, 2012 - July 8, 2012, New Wing, Second Floor, Central Skylight and South Metro A Galleries, San José Museum of Art.
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Dimensions
- Sculpture Dimensions: 2 1/8 x 7 in. (5.4 x 17.78 cm)
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