{"id":14223,"date":"2020-12-01T16:53:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T15:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/?post_type=artists_ui&#038;p=14223"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:59:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:59:57","slug":"hershman-vertighost","status":"publish","type":"artists_ui","link":"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/artists_ui\/artists\/hershman-leeson-lynn\/hershman-vertighost\/","title":{"rendered":"Vertighost"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_gallery type=&#8221;image_grid&#8221; images=&#8221;14194&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fade-up&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; hover_effect=&#8221;opacity&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;fade-up&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Vertighost (2017)&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;600&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wbp_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wbp_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wbp_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wbp_wrapper\">\n<p><em>VertiGhost<\/em> is inspired by and reinterprets Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s film Vertigo (1958) in a multi-part installation about identity and authenticity. A film re-creates key scenes from the film and documents a painting by Amedeo Modigliani whose authenticity has been questioned, alongside interviews about the construction of realities in life and art. The project also consists of an installation and a live web component that incorporates live footage of viewers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong>More works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/artists_ui\/artists\/hershman-leeson-lynn\/hershman-shadow-stalker\/\">Shadow Stalker (2019-2021)<\/a><br \/>\nVertighost (2017)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/artists_ui\/artists\/hershman-leeson-lynn\/hershman-infinity-engine\/\">The Infinity Engine (2014)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/artists_ui\/artists\/hershman-leeson-lynn\/hershman-ai\/\">Artificial Intelligence (1998-2004)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/artists_ui\/artists\/hershman-leeson-lynn\/hershman-net-works\/\">Net works (1996-2012)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/artists_ui\/artists\/hershman-leeson-lynn\/hershman-films\/\">Films (1984-2017)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/artists_ui\/artists\/hershman-leeson-lynn\/hershman-photography\/\">Photography (1984-2004)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/artists_ui\/artists\/hershman-leeson-lynn\/hershman-interactivity\/\">Interactivity (1984-1994)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/artists_ui\/artists\/hershman-leeson-lynn\/hershman-roberta-breitmore\/\">Roberta Breitmore (1973-1978)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/artists_ui\/artists\/hershman-leeson-lynn\/hershman-early-work\/\">Early work (1967-68)<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_gallery type=&#8221;image_grid&#8221; images=&#8221;14194&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fade-up&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; hover_effect=&#8221;opacity&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;fade-up&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Vertighost (2017)&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;600&#8243;][vc_column_text] VertiGhost is inspired by and reinterprets Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s film Vertigo (1958) in a multi-part installation about identity and authenticity. A film re-creates key scenes from the film and documents a painting by Amedeo Modigliani whose&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"kayo-button-simple wvc-button wvc-button-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/artists_ui\/artists\/hershman-leeson-lynn\/hershman-vertighost\/\"><span>Continue reading<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14194,"parent":13977,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[],"class_list":["post-14223","artists_ui","type-artists_ui","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry","clearfix","entry-grid","entry-columns-default","entry-artists_ui-module-layout-standard","thumbnail-color-tone-dark","metro-landscape","entry-artists_ui","entry-artists_ui-grid"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artists_ui\/14223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artists_ui"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/artists_ui"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artists_ui\/13977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}