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Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson (born June 5, 1947) is an American avant-garde artist, musician and filmmaker whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and sculpting, [4] Anderson pursued a variety of performance art projects in New York during the 1970s, focusing particularly on language ...
Laurie Anderson is a highly acclaimed performance artist who also became an unlikely pop star in the 1980s. She was a pioneer of multimedia Performance and Installation art, before crossing over into the popular music industry with songs from her large-scale performance pieces, later producing full albums for commercial release. As one of the ...
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- June 5, 1947
- Glenn Ellyn, Illinois, USA
Apr 23, 2024 · Laurie Anderson, American performance artist, composer, and writer whose work explores a remarkable range of media and subject matter. Among her most well-known works is the single ‘O Superman.’ From 2002 to 2004 she was the artist in residence at NASA. Learn more about Anderson’s life and work.
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Spanning drawing, multimedia installations, performance, and new projects in virtual reality, the extensive volume traverses four decades of her groundbreaking art, up to, and including her 2017 “Chalk Room” installation at Mass MoCA. Learn More
Oct 25, 2021 · At the Smithsonian | October 25, 2021. The Multiple Arts and Artistries of the Inimitable Laurie Anderson. A Hirshhorn retrospective opens with ten new works from the pioneering artist,...
Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson (born June 5, 1947) is an American avant-garde artist, musician and filmmaker whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects.
Laurie Anderson is one of America’s most reknowned – and daring – creative pioneers. Known primarily for her multimedia presentations, she has cast herself in roles as varied as visual artist, composer, poet, photographer, filmmaker, electronics whiz, vocalist, and instrumentalist.
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