Laurie Anderson’s next manuscript to be locked away for 88 years

Not all art is to everyone's taste, and that's ok too. You don't have to enjoy this art piece. I find the idea of creating something that I cannot possibly enjoy to be quite poignant. But hey, I'm sure you have art you enjoy that I do not.

Re: Laurie Anderson’s next manuscript to be locked away for 88 years

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Post by yahthatsart » Wed, Sep 02, 2026, 2:47 AM UTC

jonhohle wrote: post #4

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Those trees will mature in 2050ish timeframe. If this person put together a trust to manage the particulars, they might be alive to ensure the trees get harvested and processed into paper.

Trees get turned into paper every day, I'm sure there's a paper mill willing to take the work, especially in Northern Europe.

Re: Laurie Anderson’s next manuscript to be locked away for 88 years

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Post by IncreasePosts » Wed, Sep 02, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC

jonhohle wrote: post #4

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I like to imagine futures where they judge us through their standards as harshly as we judge the past through our standards.

So, instead of some future people celebrating this project, they just think "Ew, what kind of monster would wish harm on a beautiful old tree?"

Re: Laurie Anderson’s next manuscript to be locked away for 88 years

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Post by dang » Wed, Sep 02, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC

SanjayMehta wrote: post #5

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"Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something."

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re: Laurie Anderson’s next manuscript to be locked away for 88 years

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Post by hellojomp » Wed, Sep 02, 2026, 3:53 AM UTC

We are so starved for aura we have to farm into the future now, I too would like to dine.