Laurie Anderson Collaborates with a Former Guantanamo Detainee
The Leonard Lopate Show | Sep 29, 2015
Iconic performance artist Laurie Anderson discusses the world premiere of her new commission at Park Avenue Armory, "Habeas Corpus." Part installation and part performance, Anderson collaborated with a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, Mohammed el Gharani, on the project. The performance celebrates the resiliency of the human spirit, even under the harshest conditions. Despite being released from Guantanamo when a judge ruled in 2009 that he'd been held on insufficient evidence, el Gharani is barred from entering the U.S. and appears at the installation live, through video, from West Africa.
The installation will run from October 2-4 at the Park Avenue Armory from 12:00-7:00 P.M. at 643 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065.
