Laurie Anderson's Largest US Survey Opens at Hirshhorn Museum
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. has opened the most comprehensive exhibition of Laurie Anderson's work ever staged in the United States, featuring ten new works alongside five decades of her multimedia practice. The show transforms the museum's circular galleries into a dark, immersive environment where installations emerge like luminous apparitions. Highlights include 'Habeas Corpus' (2015), a large-scale projection of Guantanamo detainee Mohammed el Gharani, and 'The Handphone Table' (1978), where visitors hear vibrations through their elbows. Anderson's early performance on ice skates in Genoa is also documented. The exhibition, titled 'Laurie Anderson: The Weather,' runs through July 31, 2022.
Key facts
- Laurie Anderson's largest US survey opened at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C.
- The exhibition includes ten new works created for the occasion.
- The show covers five decades of Anderson's career.
- Installation 'Habeas Corpus' (2015) features Guantanamo detainee Mohammed el Gharani.
- 'The Handphone Table' (1978) allows visitors to hear vibrations through their elbows.
- The museum's circular layout is used as a continuous installation space.
- COVID-19 restrictions prevented VR installations from being shown.
- The exhibition runs until July 31, 2022.
Entities
Artists
- Laurie Anderson
- Mohammed el Gharani
Institutions
- Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- Mass MoCA
- Artribune
Locations
- Washington, D.C.
- United States
- Chicago
- Genova
- Italy
- Guantanamo