Laurie Anderson
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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- Born in
- Chicago
- Educated at
- Columbia UniversityBarnard CollegeMills College at Northeastern UniversityColumbia University School of the Arts
- Awards
- 🏆 Wolf Prize in Arts🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship
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1947
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