Editing Laurie Anderson (section)

== Career ==
=== 1970s ===
[[File:Laurie Anderson, avant-garde, experimental music composer, performance artist 00163.jpg|upright|thumb|Photograph of Anderson in the [[Library of Congress]]]]
Anderson performed in New York during the 1970s. One of her most-cited performances, ''Duets on Ice'', which she conducted in New York and other cities around the world, involved her playing the violin along with a recording while wearing ice skates with the blades frozen into a block of ice; the performance ended only when the ice had melted away. Two early pieces, "New York Social Life" and "Time to Go", are included in the 1977 compilation ''New Music for Electronic and Recorded Media'', along with works by [[Pauline Oliveros]] and others.<ref name="Amirkhanian" /> Two other pieces were included on ''Airwaves'', a collection of audio pieces by various artists. She also recorded a lecture for ''Vision'', a set of artist's lectures released by [[Crown Point Press]] as a set of six LPs.

Many of Anderson's earliest recordings remain unreleased or were issued only in limited quantities, such as her first single, "It's Not the Bullet that Kills You (It's the Hole)". That song, along with "New York Social Life" and about a dozen others, was originally recorded for use in an art installation that consisted of a [[jukebox]] that played the different Anderson compositions, at the [[Holly Solomon Gallery]] in New York City. Among the musicians on these early recordings are [[Peter Gordon (composer)|Peter Gordon]] on saxophone, [[Scott Johnson (composer)|Scott Johnson]] on guitar, Ken Deifik on harmonica, and Joe Kos on drums. Photographs and descriptions of many of these early performances were included in Anderson's retrospective book ''Stories from the Nerve Bible''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.otherminds.org/shtml/Anderson.shtml |title=Laurie Anderson |website=Otherminds.org |access-date=October 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927011010/http://www.otherminds.org/shtml/Anderson.shtml |archive-date=September 27, 2011  }}</ref>

During the late 1970s, Anderson made a number of additional recordings that were either released privately or included on compilations of avant-garde music, most notably releases by the [[Giorno Poetry Systems]] label run by New York poet [[John Giorno]], an early intimate of [[Andy Warhol]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Laurie+Anderson|title=Laurie Anderson profile at|website=Discogs.com |date=June 5, 1947|access-date=October 2, 2011}}</ref> In 1978, she performed at the Nova Convention, a major conference involving many counter-culture figures and rising avant-garde musical stars, including [[William S. Burroughs]], [[Philip Glass]], [[Frank Zappa]], [[Timothy Leary]], [[Malcolm Goldstein]], [[John Cage]], and [[Allen Ginsberg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ubu.com/sound/nova.html|title=UbuWeb Sound – The Dial-A-Poem Poets: The Nova Convention |website=Ubu.com|access-date=October 2, 2011}}</ref> She also worked with comedian [[Andy Kaufman]] in the late 1970s.<ref>Laurie Anderson, ''Stories from the Nerve Bible''.</ref>

=== 1980s ===
In 1980, Anderson was awarded an honorary doctorate from the [[San Francisco Art Institute]]. In 1982, she was awarded a [[Guggenheim Fellowship]] for Creative Arts — Film.<ref name=Handy1989 /> In 1987, Anderson was awarded an honorary doctorate in the fine arts from the [[University of the Arts (Philadelphia)|University of the Arts]] in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Laurie Anderson at 1987 [UArts] commencement |url=http://collections.library.uarts.edu/digital/collection/photohist/id/144/rec/3 |website=UArts Libraries Digital Collections |access-date=December 9, 2020 |location=Philadelphia, PA |language=en |date=May 16, 1987 |archive-date=September 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924010530/https://collections.library.uarts.edu/digital/collection/photohist/id/144/rec/3 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Anderson became widely known outside the art world in 1981 with the single "[[O Superman]]", originally released in a limited quantity by [[B. George]]'s One Ten Records, which ultimately reached number two on the British charts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archives.otherminds.org/index.php/Detail/objects/5503 |title=Laurie Anderson Record Release Party| publisher=Other Minds Archives |access-date=May 24, 2024}}</ref> The sudden influx of orders from the UK (prompted partly by British station [[BBC Radio 1]] playlisting the record) led to Anderson signing a seven-album deal with [[Warner Bros. Records]], which re-released the single.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TRb8UlRIzh0C&q=Anderson+became+widely+known+outside+the+art+world+in+1981+with+the+single+%22O+Superman%22%2C&pg=PA175 | title=Singularia: Being at an Edge in Time: a Meditation and Thought Experiment While Crossing the Galactic Core | publisher=Alchemica Productions| first=James M. |last=Harvey | year=2009 | page=187 | isbn=978-0-9807574-1-5}}</ref>

"O Superman" was part of a larger stage work titled ''[[United States (Anderson)|United States]]'' and was included on the album ''[[Big Science (Laurie Anderson album)|Big Science]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laurieanderson.com/news|title=Laurie Anderson official web site |website=Laurieanderson.com|access-date=October 2, 2011}}</ref> Prior to the release of ''Big Science'', Anderson returned to [[Giorno Poetry Systems]] to record the album ''[[You're the Guy I Want to Share My Money With]]''; Anderson recorded one side of the double-LP set, with William S. Burroughs and [[John Giorno]] recording a side each, and the fourth side featured a separate groove for each artist. This was followed by the back-to-back releases of her albums ''[[Mister Heartbreak]]'' and ''[[United States Live]]'', the latter of which was a five-LP (and, later, four-CD) recording of her two-evening stage show at the [[Brooklyn Academy of Music]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Laurie Anderson United States Live US Vinyl box set |url=https://uk.rarevinyl.com/products/laurie-anderson-united-states-live-us-vinyl-box-set-925192-1-717548 |access-date=June 19, 2024 |website=RareVinyl.com |language=en}}</ref> She also appeared in a television special produced by [[Nam June Paik]] broadcast on New Year's Day 1984, titled "[[Good Morning, Mr. Orwell]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/good-morning-mr-orwell-look-back-nam-june-paik-video-greeted-1984|title='Good Morning Mr. Orwell': A Look Back at the Nam June Paik Video That Greeted 1984|first=Emily|date=September 5, 2014|publisher=Asia Society|work=asiasociety.org|access-date=April 11, 2016|author=Feng}}</ref>
[[File:LA21uitsnede.jpg|thumb|Anderson at [[Concertgebouw de Vereeniging|De Vereeniging]] in [[Nijmegen]], 1986]]
She next starred in and directed the 1986 concert film ''[[Home of the Brave (1986 film)|Home of the Brave]]'' and also composed the soundtracks for the [[Spalding Gray]] films ''[[Swimming to Cambodia]]'' and ''[[Monster in a Box]]''. During this time, she also contributed music to [[Robert Wilson (director)|Robert Wilson]]'s ''[[Alcestis]]'' at the [[American Repertory Theater]] in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She also hosted the [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] series ''[[Alive from Off Center]]'' during 1987, after having produced the short film ''[[What You Mean We?]]'' for the series the year before. ''What You Mean We?'' introduced a new character played by Anderson: "The Clone", a digitally altered masculine counterpart to Anderson who later "co-hosted" with her when she did her presenting stint on ''Alive from Off Center''. Elements of The Clone were later incorporated into the titular "puppet" of her later work, ''Puppet Motel''. In that year, she also appeared on [[Peter Gabriel]]'s album ''[[So (album)|So]]'', co-writing and performing on the song "[[Excellent Birds|This is the Picture (Excellent Birds)]]". (A version of “Excellent Birds” was also released on Mister Heartbreak.)

Release of Anderson's first post-''Home of the Brave'' album, 1989's ''[[Strange Angels (Laurie Anderson album)|Strange Angels]]'', was delayed for more than a year in order for Anderson to take singing lessons. This was due to the album being more musically inclined (in terms of singing) than her previous works.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Laurie+Anderson |title=CG: Laurie Anderson |first=Robert |last=Christgau |access-date=October 2, 2011}}</ref> The single "Babydoll" was a moderate hit on the Modern Rock Charts in 1989.

=== 1990s ===
In 1991, she was a member of the jury at the [[41st Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1991/04_jury_1991/04_Jury_1991.html |title=Berlinale: 1991 Juries |access-date=March 21, 2011 |work=berlinale.de}}</ref> In the same year, Anderson appeared in ''[[Arena (UK TV series)|The Human Face]]'', a feature arts documentary directed by artist-filmmakers [[Nichola Bruce]] and Michael Coulson for BBC television. Anderson was the presenter in this documentary on the history of the face in art and science. Her face was transformed using latex masks and digital special effects as she introduced ideas about the relationship between [[physiognomy]] and perception. Her varied career in the early 1990s included voice-acting in the animated film ''[[The Rugrats Movie]]''. In 1994, she created a [[CD-ROM]] titled ''[[Laurie Anderson's Puppet Motel|Puppet Motel]]'', which was followed by ''[[Bright Red]]'', co-produced by [[Brian Eno]], and another spoken-word album, ''[[The Ugly One with the Jewels]]''. This was followed by an appearance on the 1997 charity single "[[Perfect Day (Lou Reed song)|Perfect Day]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002173/|title=Laurie Anderson|website=IMDb|access-date=April 24, 2014}}</ref>

In 1996, Anderson performed with Diego Frenkel (La Portuária) and [[Aterciopelados]] for the AIDS benefit album ''[[Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin]]'' produced by the [[Red Hot Organization]].

An interval of more than half a decade followed before her next album release. During this time, she wrote a supplemental article on the cultural character of New York City for the ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]''<ref>"[http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/07/16/encyclopaedia-anderson Encyclopaedia Anderson]", ''[[The New Yorker]]'', July 16, 2001</ref> and created multimedia presentations, including one inspired by ''[[Moby-Dick]]'' (''Songs and Stories from Moby Dick'', 1999–2000).<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Arts/9906/04/review.spoleto.laurie/ | work=CNN | access-date=May 7, 2010 | title=Review: Laurie Anderson's 'Moby' – the big blubber}}</ref> One of the central themes in Anderson's work is exploring the effects of technology on human relationships and communication.

Starting in the 1990s, Anderson and [[Lou Reed]], whom she had met in 1992, collaborated on recordings together.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.transmitmedia.com/svr/vault/anderson/ander_transcript.html |title=Interview With Laurie Anderson |website=Transmitmedia.com |access-date=October 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930122731/http://www.transmitmedia.com/svr/vault/anderson/ander_transcript.html |archive-date=September 30, 2011 }}</ref> Reed contributed to the tracks "In Our Sleep" from Anderson's ''[[Bright Red]]'', "One Beautiful Evening" from Anderson's ''[[Life on a String (album)|Life on a String]]'', and "My Right Eye" and "Only an Expert" from Anderson's ''[[Homeland (Laurie Anderson album)|Homeland]]'', which Reed also co-produced. Anderson contributed to the tracks "Call on Me" from Reed's collaborative project ''[[The Raven (Lou Reed album)|The Raven]],'' "Rouge" and "Rock Minuet" from Reed's ''[[Ecstasy (Lou Reed album)|Ecstasy]]'', and "Hang On to Your Emotions" from Reed's ''[[Set the Twilight Reeling]]''.

In late 1998, Artist Space, New York presented an exhibit of Anderson’s work from 1970s to 1980s, along with her 1990s work, ''Whirlwind''.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Women, art, and technology |date=2003 |publisher=MIT Press |isbn=978-0-262-13424-8 |editor-last=Malloy |editor-first=Judy |series=Leonardo |location=Cambridge, Mass. |page=94}}</ref>

=== 2000s ===
[[File:The Kitchen Benefit, Honoring Laurie Anderson.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Anderson at a 2007 benefit concert]]
''[[Life on a String (album)|Life on a String]]'' appeared in 2001, by which time she signed a new contract with another Warner Music label, [[Nonesuch Records]]. ''Life on a String'' was a mixture of new works (including one song recalling the death of her father) and works from the ''Moby Dick'' presentation.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/laurieanderson/albums/album/111744/review/5941827/life_on_a_string |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114081304/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/laurieanderson/albums/album/111744/review/5941827/life_on_a_string |archive-date=January 14, 2009 |title=Laurie Anderson: Life on a String|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] }}</ref> In 2001, she recorded the audiobook version of [[Don DeLillo]]'s novel ''[[The Body Artist]]''. Anderson went on tour performing a selection of her best-known musical pieces in 2001. One of these performances was recorded in New York City a week after the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], and included a performance of "O Superman". This concert was released in early 2002 as the double CD ''Live in New York''.<ref>{{cite web|last=May |first=Krista L. |url=http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/a/andersonlaurie-live.shtml |title=Laurie Anderson: Live in New York – PopMatters Music Review |website=Popmatters.com |access-date=October 2, 2011}}</ref>

In 2003, Anderson produced albums with French musicians La Jarry and [[Hector Zazou]] and also performed with them. Zazou's album ''Strong Currents'' (2003), which brought together well-known soloists, features her alongside [[Melanie Gabriel]], [[Irene Grandi]] and [[Jane Birkin]], among others. She became [[NASA]]'s first [[artist-in-residence]] in the same year, which inspired her performance piece ''The End of the Moon''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stamberg |first=Susan |date=July 3, 2004 |title=NASA Gives Space to Artist in Residence |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3114007 |access-date=February 8, 2011 |publisher=NPR}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=June 30, 2004 |title=Moon and Stars Align for Performance Artist |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15916-2004Jun29.html |access-date=May 7, 2010 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> In May 2004, she received an honarary doctorate from Columbia University.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://library.columbia.edu/content/dam/libraryweb/locations/uarchives/Forms/Honorary%20Degrees.xls|format=XLS|title=Honorary Degrees List|website=Library.columbia.edu|access-date=September 4, 2024}}</ref> She was part of the team that created the opening ceremony for the [[2004 Olympic Games]] in Athens and collaborated with choreographer [[Trisha Brown]] and filmmaker [[Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo]] on the multimedia project ''O Zlozony/O Composite'' for the [[Paris Opera Ballet]] which premiered at the [[Opera Garnier]] in Paris in December 2004. She mounted a succession of themed shows and composed a piece for [[Expo 2005]] in Japan. In 2005, Anderson visited Russia's space program — the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre and mission control — with [[Arts Catalyst|The Arts Catalyst]] and took part in The Arts Catalyst's Space Soon event at the Roundhouse to reflect on her experiences. 

[[File:Laurie Anderson Homeland 3.jpg|thumb|left|Anderson performing ''Homeland'' in 2007]]
In 2005, her exhibition ''The Waters Reglitterized'' opened at the [[Sean Kelly Gallery]] in New York City. According to the press release by Sean Kelly,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laurieanderson.com/public/pdf/WatersPressRelease.pdf |title=Sean Kelly : Laurie Anderson: The Waters Reglitterized |website=Laurieanderson.com |access-date=April 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803135154/http://www.laurieanderson.com/public/pdf/WatersPressRelease.pdf |archive-date=August 3, 2012  }}</ref> the work is a diary of dreams and their literal recreation as works of art. This work uses the language of dreams to investigate the dream itself. The resulting pieces include drawings, prints, and high-definition video. The installation ran until October 22, 2005.

In 2006, Anderson was awarded a [[List of Fellows of the American Academy in Rome 1991–2010|Residency]] at the [[American Academy in Rome]]. She narrated [[Ric Burns]]' ''[[Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film]]'', which was first televised in September 2006 as part of the PBS ''[[American Masters]]'' series. She contributed a song to ''[[Plague Songs]]'', a collection of songs related to the 10 Biblical plagues. Anderson also performed in [[Came So Far for Beauty]], the Leonard Cohen tribute event held in the Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, on October 4–5, 2006. In November 2006, she published a book of drawings based on her dreams, titled ''Night Life''.

Material from ''Homeland'' was performed at small work-in-progress shows in New York throughout May 2007 supported by a four-piece band with lighting and video visuals mixed live by [[Willie Williams (lighting designer)|Willie Williams]] and [[Mark Coniglio]], respectively. A European tour of the ''Homeland'' work in progress included performances on September 28–29, 2007, at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin; on October 17–19 at the Melbourne International Arts Festival; and in Russia at the Moscow Dom Muzyky concert hall on April 26, 2008. The work was performed in Toronto, Canada, on June 14, 2008, with husband [[Lou Reed]], making the "Lost Art of Conversation" a duet with vocals and guitar. Anderson's ''Homeland Tour'' performed at several locations across the United States as well, such as at the [[Ferst Center for the Arts]], Atlanta, Georgia; The [[Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts]], New York City; and [[Harris Theater (Chicago)|Harris Theater]] for Music and Dance in [[Millennium Park]], Chicago, Illinois, co-presented by the [[Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.laurieanderson.com/appearances/2008.shtml | title=Calendar | publisher=Laurie Anderson | access-date=August 8, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907055605/http://www.laurieanderson.com/appearances/2008.shtml | archive-date=September 7, 2011 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

=== 2010s ===
[[File:Laurie Anderson amidst the Kronos Quartet in Chicago after performing LANDFALL 2015-03-17 20.53.41 (16851029595).jpg|thumb|In 2015 with [[Kronos Quartet]], after performing ''Landfall'' in Chicago's [[Harris Theater (Chicago)|Harris Theater]]]]
In February 2010, Anderson premiered a new theatrical work, titled ''Delusion'', at the [[2010 Winter Olympics|Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games]]. This piece was commissioned by the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad and the Barbican Centre, London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/more-2010-information/cultural-festivals-and-events/event-listings/laurie-anderson--delusion_65694Sm.html|title=Delusion: A new work by Laurie Anderson|access-date=January 2, 2010|archive-date=March 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312110754/http://www.vancouver2010.com/more-2010-information/cultural-festivals-and-events/event-listings/laurie-anderson--delusion_65694Sm.html}}</ref> Anderson was honored with the [[Women's Project Theater]] Woman of Achievement Award in March 2010. In May/June 2010, Anderson curated the [[Vivid Live]] festival in Sydney, together with Lou Reed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vividsydney.com/events/vivid-live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722144306/http://vividsydney.com/events/vivid-live |archive-date=July 22, 2010 |title=Vivid Live}}</ref> Her new album ''[[Homeland (Laurie Anderson album)|Homeland]]'' was released on June 22. She performed "Only an Expert" on July 15, 2010, on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'', and her song "Gravity's Angel" was featured on the Fox TV show ''[[So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)|So You Think You Can Dance]]'' the same day. She appears as a guest musician on several tracks from experimental jazz musician [[Colin Stetson]]'s 2011 album ''[[New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges]]''.

Anderson developed a theatrical work titled "Another Day in America". The first public showings of this work-in-progress took place in Calgary, Alberta, in January 2012 as part of Theatre Junction Grand's 2011–12 season and [[One Yellow Rabbit]]'s annual arts festival, the High Performance Rodeo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hprodeo.ca/2012/another-day-in-america|title=HPR: Another Day in America – Laurie Anderson – The High Performance Rodeo: Calgary's International Festival of the Arts|website=Hprodeo.ca|access-date=September 2, 2019}}</ref> Anderson was named the Inaugural Distinguished Artist-In-Residence at the [[Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center]] (EMPAC) at the [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]] in [[Troy, New York]], in May 2012.<ref>Janairo, M. (May 12, 2012). Brief: EMPAC names Laurie Anderson distinguished artist in residence. ''Times Union'' (Albany, NY).</ref> In March 2013, an exhibition of Anderson's work entitled ''Laurie Anderson: Language of the Future, selected works 1971-2013'' at the [[Samstag Museum]] was part of the [[Adelaide Festival of the Arts]] in Adelaide, South Australia. Anderson performed her ''Duets on Ice'' outside the Samstag on opening night.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unisa.edu.au/siteassets/episerver-6-files/global/samstag/exhibitions/2019/samstag-museum-of-art_2019-adelaide-international_catalogue.pdf|website=University of South Australia|title=2019 Adelaide International|access-date=August 21, 2019|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406054858/https://www.unisa.edu.au/siteassets/episerver-6-files/global/samstag/exhibitions/2019/samstag-museum-of-art_2019-adelaide-international_catalogue.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Anderson received the Honorary Doctor of Arts from the [[Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arts.aalto.fi/en/current/news/view/2012-10-26/|title=Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture to award eight honorary doctorates|publisher=Aalto University|access-date=August 13, 2014}}</ref> In June/July 2013, Anderson performed "The Language of the Future" and guest curated at [[the River to River Festival]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rivertorivernyc.com/artists/laurie-anderson|title=Laurie Anderson|website=Rivertorivernyc.com|access-date=April 24, 2014|archive-date=June 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616192027/http://www.rivertorivernyc.com/artists/laurie-anderson/}}</ref> In November 2013, she was the featured Guest of Honor at the B3 [[Biennale]] of the Moving Image in [[Frankfurt]], Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=217435031768151&set=a.217434428434878.1073741843.193105940867727&type=3&l=36b3be16e2&theater|title=Laurie Anderson|website=Facebook.com|access-date=April 24, 2014}}</ref> In 2018, Anderson contributed vocals to a re-recording of the [[David Bowie]] song "Shining Star (Makin' My Love)", originally from Bowie's 1987 album ''[[Never Let Me Down]]''. She was asked to join the production by producer [[Mario J. McNulty]], who knew that Anderson and Bowie had been friends.<ref name="nlmdagain">{{citation| url=https://www.davidbowie.com/blog/2018/7/18/david-bowie-loving-the-alien-1983-1988-due-october | title=David Bowie Loving The Alien (1983–1988) due October | date=July 18, 2018 | access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref>

On February 10, 2019, at the [[61st Grammy Awards|61st Annual Grammy Awards]], held in Los Angeles, Anderson and Kronos Quartet's ''Landfall'' won the [[Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance]]. It was Anderson's first collaboration with Kronos Quartet and her first Grammy award, and was the second Grammy for Kronos. Inspired by her experience of [[Hurricane Sandy]], [[Nonesuch Records]] said, "''Landfall'' juxtaposes lush electronics and traditional strings by Kronos with Anderson's powerful descriptions of loss, from water-logged pianos to disappearing animal species to Dutch karaoke bars."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/punch-brothers-laurie-anderson-kronos-quartet-win-grammy-awards-2019-02-10|title=Punch Brothers, Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet Win Grammy Awards |website=[[Nonesuch Records]]|date=February 11, 2019 |access-date=September 2, 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Loz laurie anderson dog 2.png|thumb|right|Anderson playing outside at a [[Times Square]] performance in 2016]]

''Chalkroom'' is a virtual reality work by Anderson and Taiwanese artist Hsin-Chien Huang in which the reader flies through an enormous structure made of words, drawings, and stories.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chalkroom|url=https://laurieanderson.com/?portfolio=chalkroom|access-date=August 31, 2020|website=Laurie Anderson| date=January 15, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> ''To the Moon'', a collaboration with [[Hsin-Chien Huang]], premiered at the [[Manchester International Festival]] on July 12, 2019. A 15-minute [[virtual reality]] artwork, ''To the Moon'' allows audience members to explore a moon that features donkey rides and rubbish from Earth in a non-narrative structure.<ref name="guardian-manchester">{{cite news |last1=Still |first1=John |title=Laurie Anderson: 'It's a great time to be creating new realities' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jun/13/laurie-anderson-new-realities-to-the-moon-manchester-international-festival |access-date=July 12, 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=June 13, 2019}}</ref> Alongside, a film shows the development of the new work.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Laurie Anderson's ''To the Moon'' Will Make UK Premiere |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/article/Laurie-Andersons-TO-THE-MOON-Will-Make-UK-Premiere-20190709 |access-date=July 12, 2019 |work=Broadway World |date=July 9, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

=== 2020s ===
[[File:Laurie Anderson at the Hirshhorn 1.jpg|thumb|left|Anderson performing with [[Doug Wieselman]] at the [[Hirshhorn Museum]] in 2023]]
Anderson was appointed the 2021 [[Charles Eliot Norton Lectures|Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry]] at [[Harvard University]] and presented a series of [[Charles Eliot Norton Lectures|six lectures]] titled ''Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds'' over two semesters.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Norton Lectures|url=https://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/norton-lectures|access-date=January 14, 2021|website=mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu|language=en}}</ref>

In 2021, Anderson created a show on the second floor of the [[Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden|Hirshhorn Museum]] in Washington, D.C., titled "The Weather" and described by ''[[The New York Times]]'' as "a sort of nonretrospective retrospective of one of America's major, and majorly confounding, modern artists".<ref name="Anderson 2021">{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Sam |title=Laurie Anderson Has a Message for Us Humans |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/magazine/laurie-anderson.html |access-date=October 7, 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 6, 2021}}</ref>

In mid-2023, Laurie Anderson created "Looking into a Mirror Sideways", an exhibit that highlights various different styles of her art techniques.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walton |first=Millie |date=April 19, 2023 |title=An interview with Laurie Anderson |url=https://www.apollo-magazine.com/laurie-anderson-interview-circa-moderna-museet/ |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=Apollo Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> It opened at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Sweden. Since opening, this artwork has been Anderson’s biggest solo show in Europe.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

While in Europe, Anderson teamed up with [[Sexmob]], a New York jazz band. Sexmob and Anderson toured Europe where they performed multiple versions of her songs, but adding a twist to them all. This tour was seen as "an attempt at defying gravity, resisting the pull, [and] reverting the downward fall".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radosavljević |first=Duška |date=June 26, 2023 |title=Laurie Anderson: "Let X=X." Malmö/ Summer European Tour |url=https://thetheatretimes.com/laurie-anderson-let-xx-malmo-summer-european-tour/ |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=The Theatre Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2024, Anderson withdrew from a guest professorship at the [[Folkwang University of the Arts]] in [[Essen]], after university officials objected to her support of a "Letter Against Apartheid" organised by Palestinian artists, calling for "an immediate and unconditional cessation of [[Israeli apartheid|Israeli violence against Palestinians]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=Laurie Anderson ends German professorship after criticism of Palestine support |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/01/laurie-anderson-ends-german-professorship-pro-palestine-letter |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=February 7, 2024 |date=February 1, 2024}}</ref>

In November 2024 Anderson staged ''United States V'', a multimedia performance envisioned as a sequel to ''[[United States Live|United States]]''. The work was commissioned by [[Factory International]] and staged at their Aviva Studios venue in [[Manchester]], UK. It featured video appearances from [[Ai Weiwei]] as God and [[Anohni]] as an angel.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rogers |first1=Jude |title=Laurie Anderson: Ark: United States V review – a long and winding bid to make sense of America |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/nov/24/laurie-anderson-ark-united-states-v-review-aviva-studios-manchester-ai-weiwei-a-long-and-winding-bid-to-make-sense-of-america |access-date=27 March 2025 |work=The Observer |date=24 November 2024}}</ref>

She is a foreign member of the [[Royal Swedish Academy of Music]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Ledamöter | website=Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien | url=https://www.musikaliskaakademien.se/omakademien/organisation/ledamoter.39.html | language=sv | access-date=12 November 2024}}</ref>