Pioneering American performance artist Laurie Anderson and inventive Taiwanese media artist Hsin-Chien Huang will join the Hirshorn Museum tonight for an exclusive artist talk to discuss their collaborative work. The program will start with the premiere of a pre-recorded discussion with Huang and Anderson regarding “To the Moon,” their 2018 collaborative project, before the two artists join Hirshhorn curator Marina Isgro live to discuss their ongoing collaboration and the creative ways they tell stories and reimagine the world through technology.
As a Grammy Award-winning musician, performer, writer and artist, Anderson has an international reputation for combining the traditions of the avant-garde with popular culture. Anderson’s theatrical works combine a variety of media, including performance, music, poetry, sculpture, opera, anthropological investigations and linguistic games to elicit emotional reactions.
Huang is a Taiwanese new media creator with a background in art, design, engineering and digital entertainment. He explores cutting edge technologies in art, literature, design and stage performing. He received the grand prize in the 1994 “New Voices, New Vision” new media competition, the 2009 Media & Technology MUSE Award from the American Association of Museums, the 2011 Light of Taiwan’s Honor from Taiwan’s President Ma, the Fifth Public Art Award from Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture in 2016 and the 2017 Best VR Experience at the Venice Film Festival. Huang has been a longtime collaborator with Anderson and has researched interactive music at the Interval Research Corporation. Afterward, he worked as an Art Director at Sega and Sony Computer Entertainment and developed the game titles “Geist Force” and “Kinetica.”
The two innovators have been working together on creative projects for nearly three decades. From their 1995 multimedia CD-ROM “Puppet Motel” to their award-winning virtual reality projects, Anderson and Huang have continuously tested the limits of how art and technology can immerse viewers in words, worlds and wonder.
PLEASE NOTE: The date of this program is on Monday, November 29, 7 pm ET
FREE
This program is online only (via Zoom, YouTube, and Facebook Live). Advance registration is required for Zoom participation, including the opportunity to ask the artist a question (time permitting). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the talk.
For more information please visit: https://hirshhorn.si.edu/event/online-virtual-realities-artist-talk-with-hsin-chien-huang-and-laurie-anderson/
