It makes sense that as we watch the music and persona of Kanye West drift into the outer reaches of the popular stratosphere, ripple effects would start to emerge. But I can only imagine what it was like to watch the pale, shirtless, "free spirits" midway through the interpretive dance of "Robocop" depicted above...
The dance was part of a new performance art show debuting in New York this weekend called "Why Won't You Let Me Be Great!!!" which was inspired entirely by West's controversial and epoch-defining 808s and Heartbreak and takes its name from an infamous blog rant.
The New York Times was there, as was 'Ye himself, and the show - a series of at times awkward and/or humorous performances by various solo and ensemble artists - included a video rendition of Say You Will featuring toy soldiers and sea shells; a woman rubbing pork on her thighs to "Love Lockdown" and other visual fancies.
Kanye may have recently, emphatically rejected the title of "King of Pop," unfairly forced on him by snide bloggers and Wendy Williams, but it seems clear that, perhaps more than any other pop star, his music will be taking us into strange, possibly uncomfortable, new places - whether he's the interpreter or not.
The New York Times was there, as was 'Ye himself, and the show - a series of at times awkward and/or humorous performances by various solo and ensemble artists - included a video rendition of Say You Will featuring toy soldiers and sea shells; a woman rubbing pork on her thighs to "Love Lockdown" and other visual fancies.
Kanye may have recently, emphatically rejected the title of "King of Pop," unfairly forced on him by snide bloggers and Wendy Williams, but it seems clear that, perhaps more than any other pop star, his music will be taking us into strange, possibly uncomfortable, new places - whether he's the interpreter or not.
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