Food for Thought
Sep. 18th, 2010 10:48 amAs you may have noticed, my interest in Lady Gaga went from about 2 to 10 this past week. It's all because of the meat dress. It cemented my suspicion that Gaga is more rewarding when consumed (ha ha) as a performance artist rather than as a pop star, which is merely just a subset of her larger performance project (see footnote, below).
It also occurred to me that I'd been thinking about food and performance subconsciously because of the preview notices I'd received about Visualeyez, the annual performance art festival (now in its 15th year) that takes place this weekend. The theme this year: food!
During the opening night gala on Thursday, several performances were in progress, and of course, they were participatory, so here I am, technically taking part in a performance:

Photo 1: Adina Bier and me, snapped by Cindy Baker.
( How about them <s>apples</s> bananas )
It also occurred to me that I'd been thinking about food and performance subconsciously because of the preview notices I'd received about Visualeyez, the annual performance art festival (now in its 15th year) that takes place this weekend. The theme this year: food!
During the opening night gala on Thursday, several performances were in progress, and of course, they were participatory, so here I am, technically taking part in a performance:
Photo 1: Adina Bier and me, snapped by Cindy Baker.
( How about them <s>apples</s> bananas )