Laurie Anderson

Laurie Anderson is one of America’s most renowned – and daring – creative pioneers. She is known primarily for her multimedia presentations and the innovative use of technologies. As author, director, visual artist and singer, she created groundbraking works that comprise the world of art, theatre and experimental music.

In 1981, O Superman launched Anderson’s recording career spanning over two decades, her live shows ranging from simple spoken word performances to elaborate multimedia events. Anderson has published seven books and her visual work has been presented in major museums around the world.

In 2002, Anderson was appointed the first artist-in-residence of NASA, which culminated in her 2004 touring solo performance The End of the Moon. In 2007, she received the prestigious Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize for her outstanding contribution to the arts. In 2008 she completed a two-year worldwide tour of her performance piece Homeland, which was released as an album on Nonesuch Records in June 2010. Anderson’s solo performance Delusion debuted at the Vancouver Cultural Olympiad in February 2010. In 2011, her exhibition of all new work titled Forty-Nine Days In the Bardo opened at the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia. That same year she was awarded with the Pratt Institute’s Honorary Legends Award. Her film Heart of a Dog was chosen as an official selection of the 2015 Venice and Toronto Film Festivals. Her exhibition Habeas Corpus opened at the Park Avenue Armory to wide critical acclaim and in 2016 she was the recipient of Yoko Ono’s Courage Award for the Arts for that project. Her acclaimed latest album Amelia came out in August 2024. Laurie Anderson lives in New York City.