"If Laurie Anderson didn't already exist," writes Dominic Maxwell in The Times (UK), "some New York novelist would have to invent her. Artist, musician, singer, storyteller, intellectual, inventor and one-time pop star ... She's four decades of downtown art scene in a lullaby voice."

Laurie spoke with Maxwell leading up to the four-night residency of her Homeland tour at the Barbican in London, which runs from Wednesday through Saturday of this week. In the article, Maxwell examines Laurie's long and varied career and finds that her greatest appeal unifying all that she does may derive from the fact that "she remains the eternal student." He writes:

Steady in tone, wide of eye, she is fascinating because she is fascinated ... [A]s she speaks and sings and speak-sings about the images that burrow their way into our brain, from Aristophanes to underwear models, from presidents to terrorists, there's no denying she's an American determined to look beyond her own backyard.

To read the profile, visit entertainment.timesonline.co.uk.

For ticket information on this week's performances, visit baribican.org.uk.