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“Lynn Hershman Leeson: VertiGhost”
WHEN+ADD TO CALENDAR
December 16, 2017 - March 25, 2018
de Young Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118; Legion of Honor, 100 34th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121
Using the seminal 1958 film Vertigo as a launchpad, the multimedia artist explores the blurred lines between fact and fantasy. Here, she spotlights “Portrait of Carlotta,” a prop used in the Hitchcock masterpiece, in a multidimensional installation that challenges the constructs of truth and authenticity.
Photo: courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
