Laurie Anderson The Beatles Wallace Berman David Bowie John Cage Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) Lucinda Childs Bruce Conner Devo Ray Johnson Joan Jonas Bruce Nauman Yoko Ono Nam June Paik Otto Piene Steve Reich The Residents Jack Smith Michael Snow Robert Whitman Robert Wilson		Laurie Anderson A former child prodigy on the violin, Anderson has her feet planted firmly in the world of art and of music. In her art practice, the violin is more than a musical instrument or accompaniment—it is a natural extension of her body. But Self-Playing Violin is autonomous; it makes its own music, and the artist performs duets with it. Three artist’s books by Anderson further describe her experimentation of the period, which transcended boundaries of medium. View Schedule Interview with Laurie Anderson Laurie Anderson (American, born 1947). Self-Playing Violin. 1974. Modified violin with built-in speaker and amplifier (sound). 31 min. Gift of the AG Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. Image courtesy Canal Street Communications. Laurie Anderson (American, born 1947). Notebook. 1977. Offset lithography. The  Museum of Modern Art Library. Image courtesy the artist.

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