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Transmission Gagavision, Vol. (Pre)LG8: Similacra


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So, on the wings of a one-off request … just diving a bit deeper into the sort of moment of conceptual cross-consciousness … a philosonical theme motif in the cadence of LG8 considerations … in context of Gaga‘s canon character trajectory … Similacra

TL;DR … weekend salt grain musing on a make-believe Pre-LG8 mood vibe motif c/o @Killa request 

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I didn‘t really know what I was aiming for when I posted the pastiche, but in retrospect it does reflect a narrative continuation in the reality theatre frame of Lady Gaga‘s bespoke embodiment of performative fame … with contemporary culture itself as the palette, canvas, and stage … I didn‘t really have a practical structure for the perspective … so, I just figured, take it to the origin of that digital cinema reality gallery studio:

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Stardate: 2026

… Lady Gaga has been sent from 

Mayhem to infiltrate Post-Fame culture 

one origin formula simulacra at a rhyme …

So … just riffing on the hybrid that can withstand these scenes … on the blink … Similac is a global consumer packaged baby formula … Baudrillard‘s simulacra are “copies that depict things that either had no original, or that no longer have an original,“ and said companion simulation is “the imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system over time.” Musing a bit further into said alternate reality …

In light of Gaga‘s new motherhood “starring role,” maybe I was reminded of Gaga‘s own creation at the hands of her own craft chemist, Stef “Real Gs Roll in Silence Like Lasagna” Germanotta … again, I‘m just making this up as I go along … so none of this is going to read with a modicum of conventional sense … but that‘s the fun in weekend make believe!

So … the formula in focus would be that of the origin simulacrum within the Post-Fame frame of The Fame‘s simulation … where Lady Gaga was created-not-born as performative personification of celebrity entertainer that no longer has an original … perhaps the post-Britney phoenix, created with kamikaze collapse in mind … the effigy of Millennial Pop performance artistry … a personification of millennial post-pop poetry perhaps …

Similacra would be the exploration or expression of just that … nothing detailed, obviously inherently embryonic at this nebulous protostellar stage … but, the state of the origin simulacrum within the simulation of contemporary fame … 

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Random excerpt resources for reference … I never know what I mean … :laughga:

Baudrillard‘s Simulacrum and Simulation

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Simulacra and Simulation (French: Simulacres et Simulation) is a 1981 philosophical essay by the philosopher and cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard, in which he seeks to examine the relationships between reality, symbols, and society, in particular the significations and symbolism of culture and media involved in constructing an understanding of shared existence.  Simulacra are copies that depict things that either had no original, or that no longer have an original.[1] Simulation is the imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system over time.[2]

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[ Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacra_and_Simulation ; https://leftypol.org/edu/src/1782045945238-1.pdf ]

Germanotta‘s Lady Gaga Similacra

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Lady Gaga: Prelude: Lady Gaga as we know her was created – not born – in 2006. Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus” depicted the goddess’ epic emanation from the ocean. Zephyrs, symbols of spiritual passions, blew the goddess of love, sexuality, and beauty onto the shore. Lady Gaga emanated from Stefani Germanotta. Bowie, Warhol, Queen, and Lady Starlight – symbols of pure Pop Glam passions, blew the modern iconography of love, art, sexuality, and beauty onto the world’s greatest stage: New York. Gaga is only three years old, but her creator was as integral to Pop Art – within this or any decade – as her creation – if only because of the masterpiece she made.  

Her bio: “Half psychotic, sick hypnotic; got my blueprint it’s symphonic. Half psychotic, sick hypnotic; got my blueprint electronic.” Her blueprint: “Go. Use your muscle. Carve it out. Work it. Hustle.” Brilliant, basic.

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Gaga‘s The Fame Simulation

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Pop: grab your old girl with her new tricks; if this were Gaga’s first and last album, it would be just as complete as it is in context as a dynasty starter.

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“The Fame” is the epitome. It is a vapid title track, a decoy focal point — just like “Telephone,” just like the meat dress, it is the assumed “moment,” the expected apex, the exalted “to what end” – and because of that it is the typification of perception:  Doin’ it for the Fame ‘cuz we wanna live the life of the rich and famous.

Fame: doin’ it for the Fame, ‘cuz we gotta taste for champagne and endless fortune. We live for the fame fame baby, the fame fame, isn’t it a shame. 

It’s the veneer, but like everything else: it has as much value as you give it. It begs the question: what is fame? More importantly, does it matter what you call it? A fish trap only matters because of the fish: once you have the fish, forget the trap; words only matter because of the meaning: once you have the meaning, forget the words – fame is just a title. The beautiful, dirty, rich ones want nothing more than to overthrow the entitled in a Clockwork Orange County coup; if New York is where stars are born, and L.A. is where they go to die, the beautiful, dirty, rich are infantile, and the famous are a beautiful lie.

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bro what

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13 hours ago, zevapaparazzo said:

bro what

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… I really do bring it on myself … just throwing quasi-legible concepts about, using entirely too many syllables, to communicate ideas that sounded “fun” in my head but/and otherwise fundamentally “enigmatic work in progress … custom-made for the maybe pile” … 

^ see, look at that, instant callback! :awkney: :laughga: :yennefer: 

 

ETA: But/and/also … not a bro (or dude, guy, etc.) for the record :oops: 

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