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 | June 5, 1947 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
Anderson at a 2007 benefit concert
Anderson performing Homeland in 2007
In 2015 with Kronos Quartet, after performing Landfall in Chicago's Harris Theater
Anderson playing outside at a Times Square performance in 2016
Laurie Anderson at Donaufestival, Krems, Austria
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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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