Anderson insists that she doesn’t consider herself a political artist, but her retrospective, The Weather reveals that her artistic choices are entangled with her politics.
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Kludge, Curated by Laurie Anderson, Arrives at Joe’s Pub This October
The lineup, which changes every evening, includes Anne Carson, Arto Lindsay, Lafcadio Cass, and Rubin Kodheli.
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Laurie Anderson Hosts the Rubin Museum’s New Podcast AWAKEN
The 10-episode series features stories of transformation from 10 guests.
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Laurie Anderson Wins Her First Grammy
Anderson took home the award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for Landfall, her collaboration with Kronos Quartet inspired by Hurricane Sandy.
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The Artists Who Led Secret Lives as Musicians
Double Lives showcases the sound-based creations of people better known as artists than musicians.
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Tripping Across the Lines Between Physical and Virtual Reality with Laurie Anderson
Spending time in Laurie Anderson’s “The Chalkroom” reminded me of Terry Gilliam’s film, Time Bandits, where what seems like an endless landscape is revealed to be a mirror when someone breaks it.
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The Art of Slowing Down with Laurie Anderson, Ekene Ijeoma, and Ryoichi Kurokawa
From a digital waterfall to an encased jazz trio, there were moments of quiet contemplation in the middle of a busy weekend of art, music, and festivities.
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From Chelsea Manning to Pussy Riot, the Day for Night Summit Discusses Realities of Art and Politics
Chelsea Manning, Laurie Anderson, Saul Williams, Nadya Tolokonnikova, and Lauren McCarthy kicked off Day for Night with a Friday Summit that explored the realities of art, tech, and politics.
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The Political, Pornographic, Experimental World of Public Access TV
At BRIC House, Public Access/Open Networks will feed your nostalgia for channel-surfing.
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Franklin Furnace at 40: Still Radical After All These Years
For Martha Wilson and her collaborators at the Franklin Furnace Archive in New York, the avant-garde spirit is alive and well, and as relevant as ever.
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Getting to the Heart of Laurie Anderson’s Dog Love
LOS ANGELES — The dogs were all fairly well-behaved until a collie started barking during a lull, almost as if on cue. “Give that dog a mic,” Anderson joked.
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Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet Salvage Songs from Hurricane Sandy
Laurie Anderson was already working on a cycle of songs with Kronos Quartet when on October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy rose the Hudson River into her West Village home.