Little Monsters, it's the day you've been waiting for! Lady Gaga just unveiled the cover of ARTPOP, a month before the album's release on November 11th. Gaga began teasing the cover and its release over the weekend, but she's been talking about how it's her "FAVORITE" of all her covers for weeks. The reason it's her fave? It was designed by Jeff Koons.
Koons, who Gaga namechecks in "Applause," is an artist known for turning common objects into art, usually sculptures. His most iconic work, for instance, is a replica of a balloon dog, but gigantic and made of stainless steel. There's no way that thing is deflating. The ARTPOP cover features a naked Gaga, with only her hands and a gazing ball strategically placed. The figure on the cover, though, is not Gaga IRL, rather, it's a sculpture that Koons made of her that will also be featured at the ARTPOP release party.
The sculpture also appears to take inspiration from his most recent series, "Gazing Ball." The pieces in the collection all feature blue gazing balls (#consistency) balanced atop white plaster sculptures. Gaga's sculpture, outfitted with blunt bangs, long blonde hair, and not much else, is not made of white plaster, but it is a far cry from the colorful ARTPOP-era Gaga we've been peeping as of late. If Jeff Koons wants to give up his personal artistic aspirations, he could probably definitely get a job at Madame Tussauds: that is one realistic looking sculpture.
The cover art doesn't stop with the sculpture. Behind plaster Gaga are spliced images, including Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus," which makes 100% sense, given Gaga's Applause video and Botticelli-inspired bikinis. The sculpture also appears to be sitting in a giant gold seashell. "Venus" is errywhere on this cover.
First single (Applause)
Second Single (Do What U Want)
[Waiting]
Third Single (G.U.Y)
More updates soon!
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applemy posted on 8-10-2013 02:32 PM
I suka cover ni tapi nothing creative or special.
Skrg ni org identify bogel2 dedah2 yg famous ni ...
Bogel2 gaga pun dia tetap ada bakat. Lagu2 dia mostly ditulis oleh dia sendiri. Lg pun gaga bogel for the sake of art, miley pulak saja je meng'whore'kan diri
Lady Gaga took to Twitter Thursday evening (Oct. 10), promising her fans that once they were able to correctly guess her next single by getting it trending on Twitter, she would reveal the successor to "Applause."
After a few incorrect stabs at the answer (it's not "Gypsy," "Manicure" or "Donatella"), Little Monsters got #VENUS trending a little before 7:30 p.m. EST, prompting Gaga to end the game with an official announcement.
The song title is likely a reference to "The Birth of Venus," a famous painting from the Italian artist Botticelli. The piece of art is featured, albeit in pieces, behind Gaga on the "ARTPOP" album cover.
According to the popstar, "Venus" will see an Oct. 27 official release. Hashtags following Gaga's tweet could be hints toward the song's lyrics.
The new single announcement follows the reveal of "ARTPOP"'s tracklist, as well as a lyric video for the song "Aura." On her Twitter, Gaga also announced the first 500,000 physical copies of the record will feature hot pink and silver foil, apparently representing the original album art design by artist Jeff Koons.
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