Lynn Hershman Leeson
Floating Museum
1974-78
Established by Hershman Leeson in 1974, The Floating Museum commissioned and exhibited temporary, site-specific art in public spaces, first in the San Francisco Bay Area and then more widely in the United States, Italy, and France. Over three hundred artists were supported by The Floating Museum during its four-year existence.
Floating Museum, Lynn Hershman Leeson with master muralist Hilaire Dufresne in front of the San Quentin mural.
Book: The Floating Museum
Read more in the definitive book. Published by Hotwire Productions.
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Support for the publication was provided in part by The Jay DeFeo Foundation, with special thanks to Leah Levy and Dena Beard/The lab, and by Hotwire Productions, LLC