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My Take
Laurie Anderson is the kind of artist who makes genre boundaries look like an afterthought. Trained in violin and sculpture, she emerged from 1970s New York fusing language, technology, and visual imagery into performance art unlike anyone else. Composer, singer, poet, choreographer, writer, filmmaker, she refuses every box, and the Guggenheim Fellowship and Wolf Prize in Arts confirm the field caught up to her vision. What I love is her Gemini-like restlessness, always leaping into the next form before others have understood the last. For me she is a model of fearless creative curiosity, and the avant-garde is richer for it.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Laurie Anderson
- Name (Japanese)
- ローリー・アンダーソン
- Reading
- ろーりー・あんだーそん
- Born
- June 5, 1947 (age 79)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Boar
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- composer / singer / poet / choreographer / writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Barnard College
Awards & achievements
- Rome Prize
- 1982 Guggenheim Fellowship
- 2017 Wolf Prize in Arts
- Qwartz Electronic Music Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Laurie Anderson born?
Born June 5, 1947 (age 79).
Where is Laurie Anderson from?
Laurie Anderson is from Chicago, Illinois, United States.
What does Laurie Anderson do?
Laurie Anderson works as composer, singer, poet, choreographer, writer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.