Friday, November 8, 2013

Performance art artist....

We are now in the beginning of our next project "The performance art". This was my second day looking up performances, and I just wasn't finding anything I actually loved and could relate to in a way. So today I just searched performance art videos, and Jay Z's 'Picasso Baby' came up. Jay Z is a well know rapper in the hip hop industry, and recently on his new cd he has a song named 'Picasso Baby'. By listening to the lyrics, Jay Z is saying he is pretty much the  modern day Picasso. He also names many other artist and art pieces in his lyrics as well; He is a walk of art!
So I came across this link about 'Picasso Baby' and I was informed that Jay Z did an performance art piece to this song in an New York Art Gallery. They said it was a 6 hour performance, and it actually made a debut on HBO.  I found a link that included a 10min video of his performance and of many other things. I found this very interesting and awesome. I think everyone should watch this clip, it just shows how Jay Z really is. I always thought he was a  little uptight, but he just seems energetic, happy and fun! I wish I could have experience this performance, just by watching this in my room I could feel great vibes! Also one more thing Marina Abramovic attended this performance, I think this is great! We just talked about her performances in class, there are also many other artist that attended and I'm sure you will recognize them. This piece is great and there's so much discussion that could talk about this piece. This is a must WATCH!!!!

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/jay-zs-picasso-baby-a-performance-art-film-makes-its-debut-20130803


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