Tag Archives: Laurie Anderson

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 29, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 29, 2010

In this week’s roundup you’ll read about a retrospective in the Golden State, a pack of wolves in Singapore, a dreamy gift in Berlin, de-monumentalisation in Italy, Oprah culture the …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 19, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 19, 2010

Avant-garde cinema, organic designs, sculpture theory, animal extinction, and more in today’s roundup: Dead or Alive, an exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), will showcase the work …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 5, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 5, 2010

One artist in Rome, four artists in San Francisco, three artist talks from the U.S. to the U.K., and more in this week’s roundup: On April 9, Gagosian Gallery Rome …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 15, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 15, 2010

Sparkling Nepalese paper, race and civil rights, a northern island, circular botanics, fluorescent lights, a ton of vinyl records, and a few reviews in today’s roundup: Season 1 artist John …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 8, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 8, 2010

In today’s roundup you’ll read about three kids in Switzerland, political defiance, Latin American photography, a map upstate, Opera House sails, the nature of light, and airborne balls: The Family, …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 1, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 1, 2010

With 19 bits and bites below, this week’s roundup is a whopper: Five Themes, the traveling survey exhibition of work by Season 5 artist William Kentridge, has landed at the …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Feb 8, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Feb 8, 2010

Greek tragedy, cross dressing, cooking shows, needlework, rowdy teens, storytelling, nighttime walks, and a few mystery plays in this week’s roundup: Virtuoso Illusion: Cross Dressing and the New Media Avant-Garde …

Art21 Extended Play

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jun 15, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jun 15, 2009

Krzysztof Wodiczko is the sole artist representing Poland at this summer’s Venice Biennale. The striking video installation of milky windows depicts the shadows of immigrant workers as they take on …

Laurie Anderson in Cleveland and Manhattan

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Feb 4, 2009

Laurie Anderson in Cleveland and Manhattan

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Feb 4, 2009

This Saturday at the Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square, Laurie Anderson will be performing Burning Leaves, a retrospective of songs and stories that culls pieces from her acclaimed solo shows …

Pulling Strings in Houston

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 17, 2009

Pulling Strings in Houston

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 17, 2009

Opening today at the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, The Puppet Show brings together contemporary artworks that explore the imagery of puppets in sculpture, video and photography. The Puppet Show takes …

Art21 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

by Marc Mayer | Jan 12, 2009

Art21 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

by Marc Mayer | Jan 12, 2009

Art21 is collaborating with the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) on a public program series titled Art:21 at SAAM. The film series presents episodes from the award winning television program …

It’s Not Only Rock ‘N’ Roll, Baby!

by Sarah Sliwa | Aug 23, 2008

It’s Not Only Rock ‘N’ Roll, Baby!

by Sarah Sliwa | Aug 23, 2008

“London.” Pet Shop Boys/Martin Parr. Earlier posts by Marc Mayer and Ben Street have noted the relationship between pop culture, art, and music as well as recent attempts to curate …

Laurie Anderson at Lincoln Center

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jul 21, 2008

Laurie Anderson at Lincoln Center

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jul 21, 2008

Starting tomorrow, July 22, Laurie Anderson (Season 1) performs her acclaimed piece Homeland at the Rose Theater as part of the 2008 Lincoln Center Festival. Backed by four musicians, the artist offers “an editorial narrative …

Facebook: Images of People in Photographs

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 27, 2008

Facebook: Images of People in Photographs

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 27, 2008

Facebook: Images of People in Photographs from the Permanent Collection consists of just fifty photographs from nearly 3,000 prints in the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center collection. On view today …

Sound & Language

by Arezoo Moseni | Jun 26, 2008

Sound & Language

by Arezoo Moseni | Jun 26, 2008

The human voice is the most specific expression of an individual. With its infinite potential for sound effects and imitation along with its prime role in communication, it is clearly …

Hot Topic is not Punk Rock!

by Marc Mayer | Jun 6, 2008

Hot Topic is not Punk Rock!

by Marc Mayer | Jun 6, 2008

Reading Ben Street’s recent post Pop (and) Art, I started to consider links between music and art. It is easy to support Ben’s idea that the relationship between music and …

Que Será, Serra: Artist Gives Commencement Address

by Marc Mayer | Jun 3, 2008

Que Será, Serra: Artist Gives Commencement Address

by Marc Mayer | Jun 3, 2008

Richard Serra (Season 1) addressed the Williams class of 2008 during the celebration of the college’s 219th commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 1. His speech, “If Not Now, When?” reads …

Anderson and Walker Among 85 Weirdest

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Apr 8, 2008

Anderson and Walker Among 85 Weirdest

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Apr 8, 2008

The March/April 85th anniversary issue of Weird Tales magazine is featuring ‚ÄúThe 85 Weirdest Storytellers of the Past 85 Years.‚Äù Each day since March 26th the Weird Tales website is …

Laurie Anderson takes “Homeland” on tour

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Mar 24, 2008

Laurie Anderson takes “Homeland” on tour

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Mar 24, 2008

Multimedia artist Laurie Anderson (Season 1) will be taking her new politico-musical on global tour starting March 26th with a kick-off at Carnegie Hall. As previously mentioned by Art21 guest …

The Missing Peace at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 11, 2008

The Missing Peace at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 11, 2008

Currently on view at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama is a traveling multimedia exhibition that brings together 88 artists whose …

Chuck Close show at Tacoma Art Museum features Art21 artists

by David Roesing | Mar 11, 2008

Chuck Close show at Tacoma Art Museum features Art21 artists

by David Roesing | Mar 11, 2008

Those in the Seattle area will want to check out A Couple of Ways of Doing Something, a show of photographs by Chuck Close and typeset poetry by Bob Holman, …

Laurie Anderson: Spring Homeland Tour

by Seth Curcio | Feb 25, 2008

Laurie Anderson: Spring Homeland Tour

by Seth Curcio | Feb 25, 2008

Laurie Anderson, Art:21 Season 1 artist, will be conducting a follow-up spring tour for her project Homeland, which traveled throughout Europe last summer. The tour will begin on April 4th …

The Return of Laurie Anderson’s Big Science

by Kelly Shindler | Aug 2, 2007

The Return of Laurie Anderson’s Big Science

by Kelly Shindler | Aug 2, 2007

Laurie Anderson‚Äôs landmark debut album from 1981, Big Science, gets a second life courtesy of the new 25th-anniversary reissue from Nonesuch Records. Along with a remastered version of Anderson‚Äôs chart …

Three Art21 artists exchange roles at Sean Kelly

by Ana Otero | Jul 31, 2007

Three Art21 artists exchange roles at Sean Kelly

by Ana Otero | Jul 31, 2007

Art21 featured artists Laurie Anderson (Season 1), Janine Antoni (Season 2) and Matthew Barney (Season 3) are all taking part in Role Exchange, a group show of twenty-seven artists at …

Three Art21 Artists in Automatic Update exhibition at MoMA

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 16, 2007

Three Art21 Artists in Automatic Update exhibition at MoMA

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 16, 2007

MoMA‚Äôs new media exhibition, Automatic Update, features work by Art21 artists Laurie Anderson (Season 1), Paul Pfeiffer (Season 2), and Pierre Huyghe (Season 4). Laurie Anderson‚Äôs short film about cloning …