Telephone

This video is fabulous. I'm so impressed.
You must be 18 years or older to watch this link on Youtube but I'm sure if you tried, you could find other versions that aren't restricted.

Yes, I think Lady Gaga is an artist.
She dares, she steps out of line, she makes people feel uncomfortable.
She's the only person in the very poppish, mainstream eye who has actually been daring enough to do bring a weird, abstract artsy feel into the mix of music.
People thought Impressionist paintings were fugly knock-offs of the Classics until a few people caught on and allowed the beauty of it's unconventionality to hit them.
They were open-minded enough to let art say something different in a new way.
This has really been the way all the best and biggest artists have become... the best and the biggest. Because it causes abbrasion, it gets people talking. People have to go over it in their heads a few times to actually figure out what they think about it. Like listening to a radio condom commercial with your mom before you've even had your first period... (sound of crickets).

One of my friends asked me "Has bold and important art turned from Goya to Lady GaGa?"
So I say sort of, yeah.
Art develops with the times and art itself changes the times.
How many people even look at art anymore? Tiny, private galleries on the street or the local library's exhibits or the big ones in the core of their cities?
I'd say with gusto that more people would rather be at home on their computers, watching TV or movies, or gaming to which I will attribute the influx of artistry in film, music, photography and graphic design.
Of course with all this technology there has been a serious loss of focus and appreciation on the physical arts like sculptures and paintings.
But I have to say I'm pretty okay with it. It makes sense. Whatever medium artists want to use to get their ideas across to the maximum number of people, I think they should.
So times have changed:
from no phones to cord-full house phones to cellphones for everyone in your family including your dog; Bronte novels to blogs; Francis Bacon and Schiele's raunchy and eerie paintings to the neo-eerie videos of Lady Gaga.
Enjoy.