Laurie Anderson
Artist
Laurie Anderson is one of the most respected and pioneering artists of our era. She suffuses music, performance art, words, images, and technology with a distinctive post post-modern wisdom.
Give Light
The Weight of the World is Love
Season 1Episode 7
Rooted to the earth by the light of the flame, with shooting stars fading in and out of the night sky, Laurie Anderson muses on light, its absence, and faith in its presence, even when sensed but not visible.
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