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=== 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 2011β12 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 β Laurie Anderson β 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 (1983β1988) 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>
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