SPIN
Laurie Anderson
with Eyvind Kang and Martha Mooke
A Mahler & LeWitt Studios project supported by Carla Fendi Foundation and Kira A. Princess of Prussia Foundation
Workshop: 27 June – 5 July, 2026
Concert: 16:00, 5 July, Auditorium della Stella, Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi
Three of the most visionary string players of our time Laurie Anderson, Eyvind Kang, and Martha Mooke – each a boundary-pushing artist who has redefined what the violin and viola can do – workshop their new trio SPIN at the Mahler & LeWitt Studios before sharing it with audiences at the Spoleto Festival.
Anderson is a towering figure in avant-garde performance and storytelling, her music fusing human experience with technologies to reflect on how we connect and communicate in a mediated world. Kang’s work spans ancient tunings, film scores, and free improvisation, while Mooke is a trailblazing electric violist who has collaborated with everyone from Philip Glass to David Bowie. Together, these three artists form a truly unique creative force.
Martha Mooke is a Grammy Award-winning, violist/composer lauded for her innovative educational programs. Founder of the Scorchio Quartet, (David Bowie’s Heathen, Trey Anastasio’s Live From Princeton, Carla Patullo’s Grammy winning So She Howls), she has collaborated with Philip Glass and is featured on Laurie Anderson’s new album, Amelia.
Eyvind Kang is a composer and violist whose work spans experimental, classical, and traditional music forms. His collaborations include Jessika Kenney, Bill Frisell, Laurie Anderson, Bennie Maupin, Stuart Dempster, Sun City Girls, SUNN O))), among others. Known for his explorations of microtonality, modal improvisation, and sonic ritual, Kang’s work has been presented at leading festivals and venues worldwide.
Laurie Anderson is a writer, director, composer, visual artist, musician, and vocalist whose groundbreaking work spans art, theater, experimental music, and technology. Her recording career began with the 1981 hit “O Superman,” which introduced her distinctive blend of storytelling, electronics, and performance. Anderson’s live works range from intimate spoken word to large-scale multimedia productions. In 2002 she became NASA’s first artist-in-residence, resulting in the touring performance The End of the Moon. A prolific collaborator, Anderson has worked with artists such as Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Peter Gabriel, Robert Wilson, and Kronos Quartet. Her album Landfall with Kronos Quartet won a Grammy Award in 2018. In recent years Anderson’s practice has expanded further into immersive and large-scale projects. Her major retrospective The Weather at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum highlighted her storytelling across video, performance, painting, and installation. Her VR works Chalkroom, Aloft, and To the Moon won awards at the Venice Film Festival and were shown at Cannes. In 2024 she released the album Amelia and premiered the stage work ARK: United States Part V in Manchester. Recipient of honors including the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Gish Prize, and the Wolf Prize, Anderson served as Harvard’s Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry and continues to tour and create new interdisciplinary work from her base in New York City. In 2024 she was awarded the Gold Medal for Music by the American Academy in Rome.