Laurie Anderson
Laura Phillips Anderson (born June 5, 1947),[2] known as Laurie Anderson, is an American avant-garde artist,[3][4] composer, musician and movie director. Her work includes performance art, pop music and multimedia projects.[4] She was first trained in violin and sculpting.[5] Anderson had many performance art projects in New York during the 1970s. She focused mainly on language, technology and visual imagery.[3] She became more widely known outside the art world when her single "O Superman" became number two on the United Kingdom singles chart in 1981. She also starred in and directed the 1986 concert movie Home of the Brave.[6] .
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Laura Phillips Anderson |
| Born | 5 June 1947
(aged 78) Glen Ellyn, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, performance artist |
| Instruments | Violin, keyboards, percussion, vocals |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros., Nonesuch/Elektra |
| Associated acts | Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno, John Zorn, Nile Rodgers, Colin Stetson, Adrian Belew, David Van Tieghem, Janice Pendarvis, Philip Glass, Jean-Michel Jarre |
| Website | laurieanderson |
Laurie Anderson Media
Photograph of Anderson in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Anderson at a 2007 benefit concert
Anderson performing Homeland in Milan, Italy, 2007
Anderson with the Kronos Quartet, after performing Landfall at the Harris Theater in Chicago, 2015
Anderson performing outdoors at Times Square in New York City, 2016
Anderson performing with Doug Wieselman at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., 2023
Anderson performing at Donaufestival in Krems an der Donau, Austria, 2012
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References
- ↑ Holden, Stephen (February 28, 1999). Music; They're Recording, but Are They Artists?. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/28/arts/music-they-re-recording-but-are-they-artists.html. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Artists:Laurie Anderson". The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ankeny, Jason. "Laurie Anderson Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fletcher, Kenneth R. "Anderson: The celebrated performance artist discusses Andy Warhol, NASA and her work at McDonald's". Smithsonian. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ↑ Amirkhanian, Charles. "Women in Electronic Music – 1977". Liner note essay. New World Records.
- ↑ "AE160D Unit 11: Laurie Anderson". Archived from the original on December 1, 2007.
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