Kanye West Meets Vanessa Beecroft

by Art Fag City on October 17, 2008 · 14 comments Newswire

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LEFT TO RIGHT: Kanye West/Vanessa Beecroft, VBKW 3, 2008,  Vanessa Beecroft, VB45.9036.ali, 2001

The photo documentation of the Kanye West/Vanessa Beecroft performative collaboration for the 808s & Heartbreak album launch this past Tuesday [pictured above left] is so bad I initially mistook it as a lame homage to the artist.  Frankly, I’m surprised West had any desire to work with the woman. Did he not see Pietra Brettkelly’s documentary on Beecroft, The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins? Vulture summarized the movie well.  She comes off as a raging attention seeking narcissist oblivious to her racist behavior.

{ 14 comments }

Nick October 18, 2008 at 2:44 pm

“She comes off as a raging attention seeking narcissist oblivious to her racist behavior.”

Substitute “He” for “She” and, well, anything derogatory for “racist” and you’ve got a spot-on description of Kanye. So the match makes perfect sense to me.

Nick October 18, 2008 at 2:44 pm

“She comes off as a raging attention seeking narcissist oblivious to her racist behavior.”

Substitute “He” for “She” and, well, anything derogatory for “racist” and you’ve got a spot-on description of Kanye. So the match makes perfect sense to me.

Nick October 18, 2008 at 9:44 am

“She comes off as a raging attention seeking narcissist oblivious to her racist behavior.”

Substitute “He” for “She” and, well, anything derogatory for “racist” and you’ve got a spot-on description of Kanye. So the match makes perfect sense to me.

Art Fag City October 18, 2008 at 3:45 pm

Yeah, there is that too.

Art Fag City October 18, 2008 at 10:45 am

Yeah, there is that too.

Brian Sherwin @ Myartspace Blo October 18, 2008 at 10:23 pm

I’d rather see 50 Cent snort a line before an interview than listen to Kanye sing. You can see that on Youtube by the way.

Brian Sherwin @ Myartspace Blog October 18, 2008 at 5:23 pm

I’d rather see 50 Cent snort a line before an interview than listen to Kanye sing. You can see that on Youtube by the way.

jane October 27, 2008 at 6:11 pm

Don’t u get it at all? Female identity in the world and politics, gender construction and deconstruction. Maybe u should look at the body of her work and maybe you would get it. It’s not about labels, it’s about stripping away labels and getting to the heart.

jane October 27, 2008 at 6:11 pm

Don’t u get it at all? Female identity in the world and politics, gender construction and deconstruction. Maybe u should look at the body of her work and maybe you would get it. It’s not about labels, it’s about stripping away labels and getting to the heart.

jane October 27, 2008 at 1:11 pm

Don’t u get it at all? Female identity in the world and politics, gender construction and deconstruction. Maybe u should look at the body of her work and maybe you would get it. It’s not about labels, it’s about stripping away labels and getting to the heart.

mary January 31, 2009 at 7:32 am

vanessa is honest and a human being. She is not racist. She acts how most of us would but as herself, without any boundaries. almost like a child. innocent and with good intentions but raped for her enthusiasm.

mary January 31, 2009 at 7:32 am

vanessa is honest and a human being. She is not racist. She acts how most of us would but as herself, without any boundaries. almost like a child. innocent and with good intentions but raped for her enthusiasm.

mary January 31, 2009 at 2:32 am

vanessa is honest and a human being. She is not racist. She acts how most of us would but as herself, without any boundaries. almost like a child. innocent and with good intentions but raped for her enthusiasm.

girl November 26, 2012 at 7:48 am

she is just ignorant

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