POST BY PADDY JOHNSON
LEFT: Lady Gaga, Bad Romance in Gossip Girl, 2009 RIGHT: Dana Karwas and Karla Karwas, Party Dress, January 30, 2008
Vagina lying (aka muffin bluffin) is a probably a strong way to put the variety of uncredited art influences that appear in Lady Gaga videos, but artists aren’t always happy to see permutations of their work show up on TV without their permission. Dana and Karla Karwas, for example, contacted me earlier this week, complaining that Gaga’s recent performance for Gossip Girl clearly drew on their Beverly Semmes like party dress with three ladders. This fall, Party Dress piece was exhibited at the Dumbo Art Under the Bridge Festival, amongst other venues.
I spotted at least a couple of less obvious Matthew Barney influences in the Bad Romance video itself, which made me think that a post about art inspired pop culture imagery was in order. A few highlights below: MORE »
