Anderson dedicated her documentary heart of a dog 2015 to musician lou reed, with whom she. Laurie anderson on reality and nonreality the creative. One of americas most renowned and daring creative pioneers, laurie anderson is best known for her music, multimedia presentations and innovative use of technology. We asked american artist and musician laurie anderson to tell us about her new film heart of a dog, a unique cinematic essay about memory. Laurie anderson big science 2007, digipak, cd discogs. How we made laurie andersons o superman culture the. Interweaving film, sculpture, music, and video to examine the story of. She is best known for her multimedia presentations and innovative use of technology. Of a piece with much of director laurie andersons idiosyncratic output, heart of a dog delves into weighty themes with lyrical. With laurie anderson, archie, jason berg, heungheung chin. But, aside from her 1986 concert film home of the brave, she hasnt directed a feature. She will be collaborating, mentoring and sharing ideas across a.
The compelling and experimental documentary is a tribute to her late. As writer, director, visual artist and vocalist she has created groundbreaking works that span the worlds of art, theater, and experimental music. Laurie anderson heart of a dog official trailer youtube. Laurie anderson talks about heart of a dog youtube. The weather will be the largestever us exhibition of artwork by celebrated multimedia artist laurie anderson. Laurie anderson is a world renowned artist, composer, musician and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Artist laurie anderson discusses her film, a personal meditation on life, death and the afterlife, centred around her and her late partners lou. The boundaries between film, art, music and performance have all. Michael joseph anderson 30 january 1920 25 april 2018 was an english film director, best known for directing the second world war film the dam busters 1955, the epic around the world in 80 days 1956 and the dystopian scifi film logans run 1976. Laurie anderson is the guest director of brighton festival 2016 729 may. Initially trained as a sculptor, anderson became widely known outside the art world with her single o superman. As a longtime fan of laurie anderson, i was pleased to see this cd, until.
Initially trained as a sculptor, anderson became widely known. The film which anderson scored, wrote and narrates over impressionistic images shot around the world roams through its creators freeassociative mind, mixing the cosmic and the wry. Initially trained in violin and sculpting, anderson pursued a variety of performance art projects in new york during the 1970s, focusing particularly on language, technology, and visual imagery. The experimental artist and director talks about her heartwrenching new film, the trouble with social media and coming to terms with death. Initially trained in violin and sculpting, anderson pursued a variety of performance art projects in new york during the 1970s, making particular use of language, technology, visual imagery and. Laurie anderson, machine learning artistinresidence wired. There are fairly obvious influences in terms of how anderson has constructed this, her first nonconcert film. Early magnum opus was the twonight extravaganza united states parts iiv in 1983. Performance artist laurie anderson at her home in manhattan.
Laura phillips anderson born june 5, 1947 is an american avantgarde artist, composer, musician and film director whose work spans performance art, pop. Initially trained in violin and sculpting, anderson pursued a variety of performance art projects in new york during the 1970s, focusing particularly on. Laurie anderson is guest director of the brighton festival, 729 may. See more ideas about laurie anderson, gordon matta clark and o superman. Laurie anderson born jun 5, 1947 laura phillips anderson is an american avantgarde artist, composer, musician and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Anderson is a performance artist, composer, musician, and film director whose work has spanned the media spectrum.
Laurie andersons film heart of a dog screened to audience of dogs. Multimedia artist laurie anderson reflects on her relationship with her beloved terrier lolabelle. A film by laurie anderson, a documentary of one of her concerts. You can try keeping up with her projects at her website. Initially trained in violin and sculpting, anderson pursued a variety of performance art projects in new york during the 1970s, making use of spoken word, electronic technology, dance, and visual media.
Chris marker is the clearest point of contact, but heart of a dog is so fundamentally different from. Good evening instrumental zero and one spoken word excellent birds old hat spoken word drum dance instrumental smoke rings. Laura phillips laurie anderson born june 5, 1947 is an american avantgarde artist, composer, musician and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Laurie anderson is one of americas most reknowned and daring creative pioneers. Falling off snow mountain aloft chalkroom to the moon directors fortnight. As writer, director, visual artist and vocalist she has created groundbreaking works that span the worlds of art, theatre and experimental music. Heart of a dog marks the first feature film in thirty years by multimedia artist laurie anderson. Initially trained in violin and sculpting, anderson pursued a variety of performance art projects in new york during the 1970s. Laurie anderson to be inaugural art intelligence artistin. Chalkroom is a virtual reality work by laurie anderson and hsinchien huang in which the reader flies through an enormous structure made of words, drawings and stories.
Capitalism is a disaster for human relations catherine shoard the experimental artist and director talks about her new film, the heart of a. Laurie anderson to direct brighton festival 2016 artnet news. Laurie anderson is one of americas most renowned and daring creative pioneers. Laurie andersonhsinchien huang cornell council for the. The master plan for mass moca in 1986 was a wildly. Laurie anderson senior director, product marketing. Film profile for laurie anderson, director and actor, born 5 june 1947. Multiaward winner and pioneer, musician and film director, laurie anderson will leave her home in new york to take up residency at hota. Began career as a performance artist in the late 1960s, began recording in the late 1970s. Laurie anderson on turning loss into lemonade, and why.
American avantgarde artist, composer, musician and film director laurie anderson, left, and canadian author margaret atwood pose for photographs. Laurie andersons heart of a dog is less a film and more a stream of consciousness series of memories i side the mind of its creator its a deeply personal collection of engrossing images and soothing narration. Film director laurie anderson film editor lisa day film producer paula mazur. O superman launched andersons recording career in 1980. Initially trained as a sculptor, anderson became widely known outside the art world with her single o superman, which reached number two in the uk pop charts in 1981. Anderson deals with the topics of death, absence, buddhism, surveillance states, reincarnation and dreams.
Laura phillips laurie anderson is an american avantgarde artist composer, musician and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Laurie anderson is an electronic music pioneer, visual artist, performance artist, film director, inventor, iconic thinker, and dog lover. Margaret atwood and laurie anderson talk art, age and more. Heart of a dog is a 2015 american documentary film directed by visual artist and composer laurie anderson. Known primarily for her multimedia presentations, she has cast herself in roles as varied as visual artist, composer, poet, photographer, filmmaker, electronics whiz, vocalist, and instrumentalist. Laura phillips anderson is an american avantgarde artist, composer, musician and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Laurie anderson a performance artist, composer, musician, writer and film director whose work has spanned the media spectrum, most recently virtual reality was the first artistinresidence at nasa in 2003. The legendary multimedia artist, musician and film director laurie anderson puts it as simply and clearly as that when she here advises artists to avoid being pressured into limiting themselves. Actress writer director music department producer miscellaneous crew cinematographer. A cinematic tone poem that flows from a sustained meditation on death and other forms of absence, the film seamlessly weaves together thoughts on tibetan buddhism, reincarnation, the modern surveillance state, and the artistic lives of dogs, with an elegy for the filmmaker s beloved rat.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover lauries. Rome the venice film festival has announced the full roster of its main jury that will comprise laurie anderson, gemma arterton, and joshua. Rose to popularity in early 1980s when 8minute single, o superman made it to no. Laurie anderson named guest director of brighton festival 2016. Director 10 to the moon short 2019i heart of a dog documentary 2015 hidden inside mountains. Laura phillips anderson born june 5, 1947 is an american avantgarde artist, composer, musician and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Michael joseph anderson was an english film director, best known for directing the world war ii film the dam busters, the epic around the world in 80 days and the dystopian scifi film logans run. As writer, director, visual artist and vocalist she has created a series of groundbreaking works that span the worlds of art, theater, and experimental music.
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