Laurie Anderson

Songs and Stories from Moby Dick. Filled with photographs of Anderson's performances, sculptures, books, installations, instruments, and inventions, stills from her films and videos, reproductions of her drawings and sketches, and including song lyrics and excerpts from many of her stories, the book vividly conjures up the artist's achievements. It also offers fresh insights into her pioneering multimedia pieces (such as United States and Stories from the Nerve Bible), her musical recordings (including the pop hit "O Superman"), and her provocative collaborations (with William Burroughs, Spalding Gray, and Lou Reed, among others).

Prepared with Anderson's cooperation and participation, this book will be the ultimate gift for her many fans and will gain her many new ones.

ROSELEE GOLDBERG is the author of Abrams' definitive books Performance Art: From Futurism to the Present and Performance: Live Art Since 1960. The former curator of the Kitchen Center for Video, Music, and Performance in New York City, she contributes to Artforum and teaches at New York University. Goldberg lives with her family in New York City.

320 illustrations, 117 in full color, 203 in black and white, 9 7/8 x 9 7/8"