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Laurie Anderson

Artist

WA-00004064

Performance Art

Representation

None documented

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Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ235066

MoMA

Field Verification (6 fields)

0 cross-verified · 6 single-source

BiographyGallery· 60%
Birth yearGallery· 60%
LocationGallery· 60%
NationalityGallery· 60%
Primary mediumGallery· 60%
Profile imageGallery· 60%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/6807
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Paula-Cooper
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred60%

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Performance Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (23)

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Hearring (for Parkett no. 49)

1997 · Multiple of earring with playable recording

irr. composition 4 1/16 x 1 7/8 x 5/8" (10.3 x 4.8 x 1.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Carmen

1991 · Video (color, sound)

15 min.

Museum of Modern Art

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Personal Service Announcements

1990 · Six videos (color, sound)

Museum of Modern Art

Personal Service Announcement: National Anthem

1990 · Video (color, sound)

1:50 min.

Museum of Modern Art

Personal Service Announcement: National Debt

1990 · Video (color, sound)

2:12 min.

Museum of Modern Art

Personal Service Announcement: Women and Money

1990 · Video (color, sound)

1:51 min.

Museum of Modern Art

Personal Service Announcement: Jerry Rigging

1990 · Video (color, sound)

0:49 min.

Museum of Modern Art

Personal Service Announcement: TV Lunch

1990 · Video (color, sound)

1 min.

Museum of Modern Art

Personal Service Announcement: Military Research

1990 · Video (color, sound)

4 1/4 × 2 3/4" (10.8 × 7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Home of the Brave

1986 · Cassette tape

4 1/4 × 2 3/4" (10.8 × 7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

What You Mean We?

1986 · Video (color, sound)

19:51 min.

Museum of Modern Art

Sharkey's Day

1984 · Video (color, sound)

4:30 min.

Museum of Modern Art

Let X = X

1982 · Periodical with 7-inch flexi-disc insert

dimensions vary

Museum of Modern Art

Big Science

1982 · 12-inch vinyl record

cover: 12 1/4 × 12 1/4" (31.1 × 31.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

O Superman

1981 · 12-inch vinyl record

cover: 12 3/8 × 12 3/8" (31.4 × 31.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

O Superman

1981 · 7-inch vinyl record

cover: 7 1/8 × 7 1/8" (18.1 × 18.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

O Superman

1981 · 7-inch vinyl record

dimensions vary

Museum of Modern Art

O Superman

1981 · Video (color, sound)

8 min.

Museum of Modern Art

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Private Property from Artifacts at the End of a Decade

1981

Museum of Modern Art

It's not the bullet that kills you - it's the hole

1977 · 7-inch vinyl record

dimensions vary

Museum of Modern Art

Self-Playing Violin

1974 · Modified violin with built-in speaker and amplifier (sound)

23 x 10 x 4 1/2 in., 31 min.

Museum of Modern Art

New York Times, Horizontal/China Times, Vertical

1971 · Collage composed of cut, pasted, and woven newspaper strips

76.2 × 55.9 cm (30 × 22 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (2)

23 published of 47 catalogued · 39 with image

MoMA
22 publishedof 46 catalogued38 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

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