ONE SMALL SEED MAGAZINE Issue #27 Digital 02 | Page 25

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Lady Gaga appears on the cover of her
last album ARTPOP (2013) as a sculpture
with a big, blue gazing ball straddled
between her legs, hands cupping
her breasts and a collage of classic
Renaissance art as the backdrop.
ARTPOP is not only a musical exploration,
but also a fusion between art and music,
showcasing Lady Gaga as the pop
musician, and Jeff Koons as the artist. In
addition to creating the cover artwork,
Koons also sculpted the larger-than-life
statue of Gaga, entitled Mother Monster,
that is featured on the cover.

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Despite Gaga being a long-time fan of
Koons’ work, the two only met about three
years ago at the Metropolitan Museum’s
annual fashion ball when she put her
arms around Koons and reminisced how
she would sit in Central Park and talk to
her friends about his work.
The concept behind the album comes to
life through the collaboration between
two of the most acknowledged and
influential figures in their respective
realms. There’s Gaga with her millions of
little monsters (her term of endearment for
her fans), and then Koons for achieving
a world auction record when selling his
Balloon Dog (Orange) at $58.4 million in
2013.