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Gordon, Kim, 1953-

LC control no.nr2005015957
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationML420.G746 Biography
Personal name headingGordon, Kim, 1953-
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Variant(s)Gordon, Kim Althea, 1953-
See alsoCorporate body: Sonic Youth (Musical group)
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Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1953-04-29
Place of birthRochester (N.Y.)
Field of activityArt Music
AffiliationSonic Youth (Musical group)
Profession or occupationArtists Musicians
Special noteFormerly on undifferentiated name heading: n 80021599
Found inChristian Marclay, c2005: t.p. (Kim Gordon)
Email corresp. from Lynda Bunting, Mus. of Contemp. Art, Los Angeles, June 15, 2005 (Kim Gordon was member of Sonic Youth; birthdate sometimes given as 1958 but more often 1953)
mp3.com WWW website, July 11, 2005 (Kim Gordon; b. 1953 in Rochester, N.Y. or 1958 in Los Angeles; fine arts degree from Otis College of Art and Design, early 1970s; moved to New York City a decade later; married to Thurston Moore 1984)
Wikipedia WWW home page, Mar. 26, 2007 (Kim Althea Gordon, b. Apr. 28, 1953 in Rochester, NY; musician, vocalist, visual artist, and curator; genres: alternative rock and noise rock; vocals, guitar, and bass)
Amazon.com, May 20, 2009 (Kim Gordon : performing/guzzling, 2009, about the author: founding member of Sonic Youth (progressive-rock group); established visual artist and curator;
AMG, May 20, 2009 (Kim Gordon; b. Apr. 29, 1953, Rochester, N.Y.; plays bass for Sonic Youth; records as a solo artist, leads the band Free Kitten, and also is part of the band Harry Crews; earned a degree in fine arts from Los Angeles' Otis College of Art and Design; established a group called CKM; formed Sonic Youth with Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo;
U.S. copyright file, May 20, 2009 (Gordon, Kim Althea, 1953- )
Kim Gordon: dissonatine, 2013: t.p. (Kim Gordon) p. 1, etc, (American fisual artist who rose to prominence as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Her visual art mostly consist of text-based gestural paintings referring to the female body. In her performance work, she experiments with noise and sound created through body movement and the combination of film and live music)