Monday, July 14, 2008

Laurie Anderson's "Hearring"

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I'm a huge fan of Laurie Anderson and her Hearring (1997) always makes me smile (it plays her voice repeatedly saying, "Hey you! I'm right behind you!"). The wearable art was done in an edition of 150 for Parkett magazine. Inexplicitly, the edition is not sold out (perhaps art collectors think of Anderson a musician?) and a Hearring is available for the bargain price of $600.

To create the piece, Anderson worked with jeweler Josiah Dearborn and engineer Bob Bielecki. Bielecki has collaborated with Anderson before on such things as her magnetic tape violin:

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