Turn on the TV, browse any website with some form of entertainment news coverage and you'll see Lady Gaga. Some of us love her, some of us hate her and some of us can't figure out what to feel or think about her but we all can agree that she is one entertaining character. So here's a possibly ridiculous thought, could she be… Art? Let me invite you to a conceptual leap to some decades back.

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We have all come across some form of Pop Art in our lives. Just look around and we'll see Warhol's Campbells and Marilyn Monroe being ripped off and re-appropriated in multiple forms. Such is the irony of it – what was once a critique on advertising and cultural icons has itself become a cultural icon in its own right. More importantly, this was art that was made famous because of it's play on elements that were easily recognizable to the public. 

Now take a look at Gaga. This is a woman who is more conscious of the music industry than any of her peers. Her over-the-top dressing style, suggestive music videos and grand entrances are all elements of a highly constructed image that is geared for the celebrity-mad, controversy-seeking media machine. Her awareness of pop-culture is undeniable as can be seen in the way she references a whole lot of it in her music video and also the way she works the media and almost manipulates it to her will with all of her antics.

Now the question: Could all of this possibly be Art? Heck, is SHE art? What do you think?

And while we are on this topic, you might want to check out this discussion at starpulse too. 

Idea sparked from conversation with @LittleRedAndCo

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