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- Combining elements of music, theatre (dance, mime), film, technology, and speech, she satirized media and mass culture, using the tools they themselves provide. The pop-music success of her song “O Superman” (1980) led her to record two albums, Big Science (1982) and Mister Heartbreak (1984).
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Apr 23, 2024 · Laurie Anderson (born June 5, 1947, Wayne, Illinois, U.S.) is an American performance artist, composer, and writer whose work explores a remarkable range of media and subject matter. Anderson began studying classical violin at five years of age and later performed with the Chicago Youth Symphony.
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Oct 25, 2021 · Before she became famous with her spooky electronic single “O Superman” 40 years ago, Laurie Anderson had been a successful conceptual and performance artist, who had studied with the 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. 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.
- American
- June 5, 1947
- Glenn Ellyn, Illinois, USA
Apr 13, 2021 · Laurie Anderson, an artist and performer whose work spans disciplines, channels her emotional past into transformative art. Courtesy of the artist. Last October, in the midst of the...
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About. 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. O Superman launched Anderson’s recording career ...
Laurie Anderson, (born June 5, 1947, Wayne, Ill., U.S.), U.S. performance artist. After studying at Barnard College and Columbia University, she began giving performances in New York City in 1973 while teaching art history at the City University of New York. Combining elements of music, theatre (dance, mime), film, technology, and speech, she ...
