"Gaga's Album Cover Is A World-Class Work Of Art" says expert

[Guest]

I am quite skeptical about this review and anything that people are saying about it, because Koons work usually lacks deeper meaning and his work is being criticized for that lack of meaning, and for also calling his Kitsch artworks "High-Art". Yes, Warhol tried to bring kitsch into his work too, but, however, Koons's work isn't anything really new or original, because many artists had the idea like he has way before he got famous, so I can't really find a solid reason why he should be praised as an artist, at least in my opinion. Yes, he is a VERY talented sculptor and he knows how to use the tools to make art, but, however, true art comes from the soul and the inspiration, not from the urge to sell it.

 

Nevertheless, the album cover looks eye-catching and very nice to me, so I am just gonna enjoy the cover for what it is, without getting any deeper into any "artistic" point of view.

[AlienFugitive 1]

So many Andy Warhols in this forum, I didn't know that.

Tbh.

[Didymus 34,379]

Maybe it is, but if "intertextuality" is the only reason that the cover is "a world-class work of art", art must really be declining in value.

 

It's not copying, its intertextuality.

[RAMROD 104,846]

Yas BBC is legit so I buy this!! :lrgend:

[Mariann 301]

I love this review. 

[Jeff Kunst 0]

Koons has said many times that his art is purely decorative and has no hidden meanings.

 

The second half is correct, but I don't think he said its decorative. The meaning is meant to come from viewing the work, not from a--lyzing it for supposed  hidden subtext (which is probably why he became so fond of the gazing ball motif). Just like Gaga said she put a lot of thought into ARTPOP but she wants people to just enjoy it as a fun album, not necessarily a--lyze it for subtext.

[Martijn 1,042]

I'm so happy for her :)

[Alchemist 0]

Haters stay pressed :legend:The amount of critical acclaim the cover is getting is amazing though.

[Miky 9,432]

Oh, so many art experts with degrees and diplomas in this thread... go stan for Katy's basic cover tbh

[HYPERCRUSH 42]

wow ;_;

[Didymus 34,379]

I can't with all the "I'm so happy" replies. His a--lysis doesn't make sense. Did you even read it?

[Jeff Kunst 0]

Maybe it is, but if "intertextuality" is the only reason that the cover is "a world-class work of art", art must really be declining in value.

 

That makes no sense.

 

When critics talk about art one way they a--lyze it is by talking about art as a conversation, so to speak, and each work as an entry into that conversation responding to or updating what has come before. Like how each big era in art tends to be a reaction against whatever was popular beforehand (for example, Dadaism with its cynical rejection of sense, the value of beauty, and "high art" snobbery as the goals of art). In this context, referencing or replying to older works of art is not "copying", its what notable art does.

[Zae 1]

"Gaga's album is a world-class work of art" says Gagadaily member Zae

[zexion_armando 241]

Oh, so many art experts with degrees and diplomas in this thread... go stan for Katy's basic cover tbh

I'm pretty sure that there are people with those "pre-requisites" who hate the cover as well.

[Didymus 34,379]

You're absolutely right, but it's the only thing this review mentions about the cover. This is a world-class work of art because it refers to other great artworks. Okay. That's it. He has nothing else to say, except for the obviously wrong gazing ball a--lysis

 

That makes no sense.

 

When critics talk about art one way they a--lyze it is by talking about art as a conversation, so to speak, and each work as an entry into that conversation responding to or updating what has come before. Like how each big era in art tends to be a reaction against whatever was popular beforehand (for example, Dadaism with its rejection of sense, beauty, and "high art" snobbery). In this context, referencing or replying to older works of art is not "copying", its what notable art does.