Laurie Anderson 9780847840762 Hardback

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Im a musician and my work is made of stories. Whether its music, film, performance, or virtual reality, theres usually a story somewhere, a story from my own life, history, or the great shifting panorama of American culture. Laurie AndersonThe Weather and Other Storiesis a survey of the work of legendary artist Laurie Anderson in her own words. At heart a storyteller, the artist serves as a personal guide through two of her most ambitious recent exhibitions that span fifty years of work:The Weatherat the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden andLooking into a Mirror Sidewaysat the Moderna Museet, Stockholm.Anderson reveals the creative impulses behind her many iconic works and introduces new bodies of work in detail. From the iconicDrum Danceand the violin duets ofDuets on Iceto her cutting-edge experiments with virtual reality and artificial intelligence, the book explores how Anderson puts things into words and words into things. She provides behind-the-scenes insights into major installations likeHabeas Corpus, which examines justice through the story of a Guantnamo detainee, andSalute, an animatronic display of red flags symbolizing a nation in upheaval. New works include a project centered on the life and family lore of Andersons Swedish grandfather Axel Ephraim Anderson andScenes from ARK,a translation of the artists three-hour performance work which centered around end-times fables, climate, survival strategies, love, American history, and stories from the Bible.Richly illustrated and filled with both expository and poetic texts (including maxims, dreams, and lyrics), the book is a walk-in notebook of an artist perpetually curious about the intersection of technology, memory, and the American cultural landscape.