The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced Laurie Anderson as the artist behind the design for the 53rd New York Film Festival poster. She joins a lineup of artists to have commissioned their work for the festival that includes Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, David Hockney, Julian Schnabel, Cindy Sherman, and, last year’s artist, Laurie Simmons.

"We are thrilled to welcome Laurie Anderson to the NYFF family, and to have an artist of her caliber carry on this 53-year tradition," said FSLC Board Chairman Ann Tenenbaum. "Her innovative and daring work is a perfect representation of what we strive to achieve annually at the festival, and throughout the year at the Film Society."

"The NYFF is such an eclectic and ecstatically wild mix of films, and I wanted to try to capture some of the variety of subjects and styles," says Laurie Anderson. "The original piece this is based on, Follow the Sound, is 18 feet long with lots of plots and characters and fragments. I made this painting two years ago when I was feeling especially inspired by the scale of projected film and the possibilities of abrupt jump cuts. I’m so happy it’s the poster for this year’s festival."

Anderson's latest film, Heart of a Dog, will premiere this fall, and her upcoming installation Habeas Corpus will be at the Park Avenue Armory from October 2–4.

The poster will be available for purchase during the New York Film Festival (September 25–October 11) at the merchandise kiosk in Alice Tully Hall, the Film Society of Lincoln Center merchandise store located in the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, and at the Walter Reade Theater concession stand. Film Society members receive a special discount for purchase.

For additional details, including the complete list of past poster designers, visit filmlinc.org.