The Art of the Straight Line
The Art of the Straight Line, My Tai Chi, Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson, 2023, Faber + Faber Ltd., London
Cover photograph: Jean Baptiste Mondino
I had no idea that the singer from the Velvet Underground was for many years a Chen practitioner.
Review in the Guardian.
In his own words…
Available from Faber in the UK.
What strikes me is his complete dedication - training every day for hours where possible.
I had to look up his Chen teacher, Master Den Huang Yi...
And naturally this lead to me being pulled into a Chen vortex. This particular video has a handy scene setting and historical narrative…
As a by the by, I have had these two tracks on repeat for the last few days…
