United States Part II

Jan 10, 1981
Field:

Performance

Location:

Grand Luxe Hall, Western Front

Description:

Laurie Anderson presented the second segment of her four-part performance art work United States— a conceptual opera that fuses mechanical, electronic, and live elements in a critical reflection on American life.

Presented in partnership with Emily Carr College of Art and Design (now Emily Carr University of Art + Design).

Captions:

Western Front is a non-profit artist-run centre in Vancouver.

We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.