“Anderson continues to imbue her work with a singular
perspective that is both haunting and timeless.”
—The New Yorker
Iconic performance artist Laurie Anderson expands upon her work fusing storytelling and technology, creating an installation and performance piece that examines lost identity, memory, and the resiliency of the human body and spirit.
This gripping new artwork interweaves film, sculpture, music, and video to examine the story of Mohammed el Gharani, one of the youngest detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Open to the public during the day, HABEAS CORPUS encourages visitors to use the drill hall as place to meditate on time, identity, surveillance, and freedom. The evocative environment within the drill hall includes an original, immersive soundscape that blends guitars and amps in feedback, originally designed by Lou Reed, with sounds derived from audio surveillance and nature. The space will also be activated by improvised music performances throughout the day and concludes at night in a celebratory concert and dance party with Syrian singer Omar Souleyman, Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs, multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily, guitarist Stewart Hurwood, and Anderson herself.
The installation also includes additional film installations including From the Air, which explores the impact of global events on daily life and resonates with many of the themes explored in el Gharani’s story.
The result is a groundbreaking new work that spans the worlds of visual art, performance, and experimental music as created by one of America’s most renowned and daring artistic pioneers.
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READ MORE ABOUT HABEAS CORPUS
Bringing Guantánamo to Park Avenue - The New Yorker
The Prisoner Is Present - The Huffington Post
U.S. PREMIERE
Artist: Laurie Anderson
Commissioned by Park Avenue Armory
Photo: Tatijana Shoan
HABEAS CORPUS is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council.
HABEAS CORPUS is also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
October 2–4, 2015
INSTALLATION
Buy TicketsFriday–Sunday: 12:00pm–7:00pm
Tickets $15, free for Armory members and ticket holders of that evening’s performance.
PERFORMANCES
Friday–Sunday at 8:00pm
Tickets: $45, includes access to the installation
Please note that this event is general admission, and audience members will be standing for the entire length of the show. The doors open for the performance at 7:30pm.
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