Laurie Anderson is one of America’s most renowned—and daring—creative pioneers. Her work, which encompasses music, visual art, poetry, film, and photography, has been challenging and delighting audiences all around the world for more than 30 years. Anderson is best known for her multimedia presentations and musical recordings. Anderson’s first album, O Superman, launched her recording career in 1980, rising to number two on the British pop charts and subsequently appearing on her landmark release Big Science. She went on to record six more albums with Warner Brothers. In 2001, Anderson recorded her first album with Nonesuch Records, the critically lauded Life on a String followed by Homeland in 2010. Recent multimedia productions include Delusion (2010) and Dirtday (2011), the third in a cycle that also included the works Happiness (2001) and The End of the Moon (2004). Anderson’s visual and installation work has been presented since 1980 in major museums throughout the world. In addition, she has directed several films and recorded many works for film and dance,