Editing Laurie Anderson (section)

==Personal life==
Anderson moved to New York in 1966 and now lives in [[Tribeca]].<ref>[[John Leland (journalist)|Leland, John]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/21/nyregion/laurie-anderson-new-york.html?_r=0 "Laurie Anderson's Glorious, Chaotic New York From performances for 'six people in a loft' to ''O Superman,'' MTV fame, and her time with Lou Reed, the artist reflects on her many years in New York"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 21, 2017. Accessed February 25, 2019. "Ms. Anderson with her dog Willie near her home in TriBeCa".</ref><ref name="Anderson 2021" /> She met singer-songwriter [[Lou Reed]] in 1992, and was married to him from April 2008 until his death in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20195600,00.html |title=Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson Wed – Weddings, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed |work=[[People Magazine|People]] |date=April 25, 2008 |access-date=October 2, 2011 |archive-date=April 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424232702/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20195600,00.html }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Aleksander |first=Irina |url=http://www.observer.com/2008/morning-memo-4-23-08 |title=Morning Memo: Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson Make it Legal |newspaper=Observer.com |date=April 23, 2008 |access-date=October 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119045528/http://www.observer.com/2008/morning-memo-4-23-08 |archive-date=January 19, 2012  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20080501_laurie.shtml |title=6 Music – Laurie & Lou's big day |publisher=BBC |access-date=April 24, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/news/laurie-anderson-says-final-farewell-to-lou-reed-174603510.html |title=Laurie Anderson Says Final Farewell to Lou Reed |publisher=Yahoo Music |date=October 6, 2013 |access-date=October 7, 2013}}</ref>

In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy destroyed decades of Anderson's creative work, including photographs, performance props, audiovisual equipment, musical instruments, and other archival materials. This loss became the impetus for her 2018 book, ''All the Things I Lost in the Flood'', where she reflects on her career and the ephemeral nature of art.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gelt |first=Jessica |title=Laurie Anderson on turning loss into lemonade, and why that matters |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-laurie-anderson-20180418-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |date=April 18, 2018 |access-date=May 1, 2025}}</ref> Anderson's album ''Landfall'' was also inspired by Hurricane Sandy and won the Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Laurie Anderson Wins Her First Grammy for an Album Inspired by Hurricane Sandy |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/laurie-anderson-wins-grammy-1462201 |website=Artnet News |date=February 11, 2019 |access-date=May 1, 2025}}</ref>

Anderson is a long-time student of [[Buddhism]] and [[meditation]].<ref name="skepticspath.org">{{cite web |last1=Snibbe |first1=Scott |title=LAURIE ANDERSON'S BUDDHISM: ART, MEDITATION, AND DEATH AS ADVENTURE |url=https://www.skepticspath.org/podcast/laurie-andersons-buddhism-art-meditation-and-dying-well/ |website=A Skeptic's Path to Enlightenment |date=May 3, 2022 |access-date=February 26, 2024}}</ref> She first learned meditation on a retreat with the [[Insight Meditation Society]] in 1977.<ref name="skepticspath.org"/> She has since become a student of [[Tibetan Buddhist]] teacher [[Mingyur Rinpoche]].<ref name="skepticspath.org"/>