Spectacle of the Other Woman: Lady Gaga and Art as Excess

By Beth Goodney  Despite all the references to scholarly works and close textual analysis, Jack Halberstam’s essay about Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” video boils down to one major point: Don’t you just love her? Halberstam opens the essay “Can you hear me? Listen up: I am gaga for Gaga” and proceeds to unabashedly perform being gaga-ed throughout the rest of the essay. This sentiment, shared by many (as Halberstam readily admits), seems at first...

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"Can't Read My Poker Face": The Postmodern Aesthetic & Mimesis of Lady Gaga

By Ella BedardAccording to Gagapedia, the online encyclopedia dedicated to pop phenomenon Lady Gaga, the 24 year-old singer-performer’s real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. She was born in New York, New York, is of Italian heritage, and has classical piano and vocal training. The ‘wiki’ biography goes on to explain that Gaga started performing in 2005, after dropping out of university to pursue her musical career. In 2007 she was...

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Call for Submissions: Bled Threads

Gaga Stigmata is excited to open submissions for our new fashion project Bled Threads. Bled Threads is a curated online forum of Gaga-inspired couture.  Photo by Refinery29.com "To me my outfits aren’t wacky. They are who I am. The fame can kill you. You say I am my clothes, and I am my clothes. My clothes bleed too. Just like me." --Lady Gaga To Lady Gaga, fashion is more than clothing placed on the body--it is as alive as the...

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Three Collages

by Jamison SarteschiArtist Bio: Jamison Sarteschi lives and works in New York City. He obtained a BFA from Drew University in Madison, New Jersey.  His work has been exhibited in galleries throughout the US including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Utah, California and Florida.  Outside of the gallery, Jamison continues to create on commission, and has been included in a number of publications, auctions and premiere events. ...

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