The Art of the Straight Line: My Tai Chi

The Art of the Straight Line captures the energy of Lou Reed’s worlds of Tai Chi, music, and meditation.

It was edited by his wife, the artist Laurie Anderson, with Stephan Berwick, Bob Currie, and Scott Richman.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.