William Copley (artist) occurring in America when he returned to New York in the 1960s. Artists like Andy Warhol, Christo, Roy Lichtenstein and many others were frequent visitors at Copley's studio on Lower Broadway. Copley believed that pop art had always interested him, claiming American pop art had much to do with "self-disgust" and "satire." In 1967, after a divorce with his second wife, Noma, Copley and new friend Dmitri Petrov decided to publish portfolios of 20th-century artist collaborations with the abbreviation SMS (for "Shit Must Stop"). Copley's Upper West Side loft became a meeting place for performers, artists, curators, and composers to
Live in New York (Laurie Anderson album) retitled performance of the song "The Dream Before" which Anderson debuted in her 1986 short film "What You Mean We?" and later featured on "Strange Angels". All tracks composed by Laurie Anderson; except where indicated Executive producer – David Bither William Berger – production coordination Live in New York (Laurie Anderson album) Live in New York was a 2-CD live album released by performance artist Laurie Anderson on Nonesuch Records in 2002. It was her ninth album of new recordings released since 1982. The front cover of the CD has the title "Live at Town Hall, New York City September