Totally Gaga?
Posted: 15 September 2010 Filed under: Celebrities, Music | Tags: fashion, food, identity, lady gaga, music 8 Comments »I said Lady Gaga would make an appearance on here at some point – today’s the day. She’s been all over the news today after she wore a dress apparently made out of raw meat to the MTV Video Music Awards. Reporters, fashion critics and animal rights protesters have been lining up to express their outrage or their bemusement. So I thought I’d chip in.
“Condition Report” by Glenn Ligon
Posted: 25 August 2010 Filed under: Exhibitions | Tags: exhibition, history, identity, tate modern, time 10 Comments »On a recent trip to Tate Modern, I spotted this: “Condition Report” (2000) by Glenn Ligon. If you aren’t careful, you could easily miss it. It’s right outside a room full of Andy Warhol – big, bold, bright work which sucks you in and shouts in your face. And then you get to this…


