Laurie Anderson: Works from 1969 to 1983

by Janet Kardon

Catalogue of an exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, 15 October - 4 December 1983; the exhibit also traveled to the Frederick S. Wright Gallery at UCLA, the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, and the Queens Museum in New York. With four essays, a chronology of Laurie Anderson's work, catalogue and bibliography.

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Frederic · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had the pleasure of seeing Laurie Anderson perform "United States", and one other time too if I remember correctly. This work is important for the period and for the development of performance art, and it's good to have it well documented. The text here is good, but the photos are often unremarkable; one really needs video to capture the performances. And unfortunately the book was bound with a glue that has not aged well, so often found coming apart.