The Earth, the moon and everything in between.(News)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), November, 2005 | by Cox, Ted

Byline: Ted Cox Daily Herald Staff Writer "I had started to really hate symmetry," Laurie Anderson said Sunday, while marveling at the seeming chaos of outer space in her new performance piece, "The End of the Moon." If Anderson happened to be standing in the very symmetrical space of Fullerton Hall at the Art Institute, well, that only served to deepen the impression made by an artist who plays off the ironies of the age.

An artist sees the connection between disparate things, and that defines the intangible wonder of Anderson's work as well as any pat rule can. Although she might delight in chaos and asymmetry, her art strikes with the most impact when it connects unexpectedly with points she's made before. "The End of the Moon" grows out of her...