Nancy Burson
Nancy Burson combined art and innovation in a way that challenged photographic truth at the birth of digital manipulation. She is best known for her pioneering work in morphing technologies which age-enhance the human face and still enable law enforcement officials to locate missing children and adults. Her Human Race Machine, commissioned by Zaha Hadid for the London Millennium Dome, was used for over a decade as a diversity tool that provided viewers with the visual experience of being another race.
Her work is included in museums worldwide including the MoMA, Metropolitan Museum, and the Whitney Museum in New York City, as well as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Center Georges Pompidou in Paris, the LA County Museum of Art and the Getty Museum, MoMA (San Francisco), the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, and the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC, as well as many others. One of Burson’s images was chosen for Time Magazine’s book: 100 Photographs, The Most Influential Images of All Time and her Time Magazine cover of Trump & Putin combined went viral in July, 2018. Her work has been featured in all forms of media including segments on Oprah, Good Morning America, CBS Evening News, CNN, National Public Radio, PBS, and Fuji TV News, as well as countless local TV segments in the USA, Canada & Europe.
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Art On-Chain
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Five Self-Portraits at Ages 18, 30, 45, 60, and 70, 1976
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Trump/Putin, 2018
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7 Morphs of 7 Morphed Faces, 2018 (images from the 1980s and 1994)
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First Aged Barbie, 1994
Articles
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INSIDE THE VISION OF NANCY BURSON: THE ARTIST WHO REVEALS THE UNSEEN
Nancy Bursonart’s decades-long career has spanned digital innovation, political commentary, and metaphysical revelation — always pushing the boundaries of what art can be and what it can show us.
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MORPHING BEYOND THE SURFACE
In this article, we focus on Burson's morphing technique, presenting how she used this technology in different ways throughout her career, with an exclusive interview with Nancy Burson herself.
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IT'S NOT UP TO US, SHORT DOCUMENTARY MOVIE
This short documentary explores the journey of artist Nancy Burson, delving into the complex truths behind her beliefs and how they shaped her career, evoking questions about the nature of creation and reality itself.
Exhibitions
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THE SECOND-GUESS. BODY ANXIETY IN THE AGE OF AI, HEK BASEL, 2025
The exhibition examines how body anxiety has evolved in the age of AI and traces the history of human-technology relationships.
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DIGITAL WITNESS, LACMA, 2024-2025
Digital Witness: Revolutions in Design, Photography, and Film examines the impact of digital manipulation tools from the 1980s to the present. The show features 100 works by nearly 200 artists, including Nancy Burson.
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ART BASEL, UNTITLED FAIR, MIAMI, 2024
We presented a curated selection of pioneering AI and technology-driven artworks at the Untitled Miami Art Fair. This program emphasized the historical development and innovative potential of AI in art.
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ART SALON: NODE TO NODE, PARIS, 2023
In the heart of Paris, we presented Art Salon ‘Node to Node’, which brought together paintings, plotter drawings, post-photography, and site-specific installations by various artists.
by Nancy Burson
Video work
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