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The art of the straight line, my Tai chi, Lou Reed ; edited by Laurie Anderson, Stephan Berwick, Bob Currie and Scott Richman

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The art of the straight line, my Tai chi, Lou Reed ; edited by Laurie Anderson, Stephan Berwick, Bob Currie and Scott Richman

Language

eng

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platesillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The art of the straight line

Oclc number

1350644678

Responsibility statement

Lou Reed ; edited by Laurie Anderson, Stephan Berwick, Bob Currie and Scott Richman

Sub title

my Tai chi

Summary

"Lou Reed was a musician, singer, songwriter, poet, and founding member of the legendary rock band the Velvet Underground. He collaborated with many artists, from Andy Warhol and John Cale to Robert Wilson and Metallica. Reed had a groundbreaking solo career that spanned five decades until his death in 2013. Reed was also an accomplished martial artist whose practice began in the 1980s. He studied with Chen Tai Chi pioneer Master Ren GuangYi. This book is a comprehensive collection of Reed's writings on Tai Chi. It includes conversations with Reed's fellow musicians, artists, friends, and Tai Chi practitioners, including Julian Schnabel, A. M. Homes, Hal Willner, Mingyur Rinpoche, Eddie Stern, Tony Visconti, and Iggy Pop. The Art of the Straight Line features Reed's unpublished writings on the technique, practice, and purpose of martial arts, as well as essays, observations, and riffs on meditation and life"--Inside front jacket flap"A stunning, richly illustrated book of essential wisdom-covering Tai Chi, mindfulness, creativity, and the art of living and dying from rock icon Lou Reed, edited by his wife the artist Laurie Anderson"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

My Tai chi / by Lou Reed -- Foreword / by Laurie Anderson -- Making a book / A. M. Homes -- What is Tai chi?: The Chinese say you meet the hard with the soft, the yin with the yang, the down with the up -- Staring out: Doin' the things that we want to -- Practice: I'm beginning to see the light -- Chen Village: The earth has changed its course -- Ren Guangyi: The power of the heart -- Meditation: Life's like Sanskrit read to a pony -- Tai chi in art: Caught between the twisted stars, the plotted line the faulty map -- Tai chi on tour: Hey man, what's your style? -- Tai chi in public: Just say "go" and that is that, I'm a New York City man -- Mastery: I accept the newfound man, and set the twilight reeling -- Afterword / by Laurie Anderson

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