Biography
Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson is an American avant-garde artist, musician and filmmaker whose work encompasses performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and sculpting, Anderson pursued a variety of performance art projects in New York City during the 1970s, focusing particularly on language, technology, and visual imagery. She achieved unexpected commercial success when her song "O Superman" reached number two on the UK singles chart in 1981.
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Awards & recognition
- Wolf Prize in Arts · 2017
- Guggenheim Fellowship · 1982
- Qwartz Electronic Music Awards
- Rome Prize
Filmography22 titles
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Classic Albums
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
Thank You Very Much
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Sisters with Transistors
Saturday Night Live
Something Wild
Heart of a Dog
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
The Rugrats Movie
Miral
Heavy Petting
Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - So
Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between
Buke & Gase
Museum Town
Call Us Ishmael
BAM150
Music
The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros
14 Americans: Directions of the 1970s