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Kanye West Crucifix Statue Appears in Hollywood a Block From Dolby Theatre
Anonymous street artist strikes again! Oscar week is targeted for the fourth year in a row, this time with a Kanye West crucifix a block from the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland.
Anonymous street artist Plastic Jesus crucified Kanye West on Wednesday morning at the corner of Hollywood and La Brea, where he installed his annual rip on the Oscars just days before the ceremony on Feb. 26.
This year’s takedown was erected under the familiar art deco sculpture that marks the intersection, and features a life-sized version of the familiar gold Oscar sculpture crucified on a pedestal reading “False Idol.” Replacing the usually faceless figure is the likeness of Kanye West wearing a crown of thorns, though some tourists had trouble recognizing the pop star.
It happened quickly at around 10:30 a.m. PT, when a pickup parked in a nearby lot and artists carried the work in pieces through the crosswalk, assembling it in a matter of minutes. Few seemed to notice, though tourists paused for pictures with the piece, unaware that it was anything out of the ordinary.
“Kanye is a genius. He is a brilliant writer and producer, but we’ve built him up to a god-like idol,” the anonymous artist tells The Hollywood Reporter. “Look at what happened to him at the end of last year when he went into a mental facility suffering from anxiety, stress and, I think, depression.”
For the fourth year in a row, the statuette is the basis for the artist’s commentary on the entertainment industry and its excesses. Four years ago, a similar sculpture appeared, with the familiar art deco gold man standing up right with a needle in his arm, commenting on actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s overdose. The following year featured Oscar on all fours, snorting lines of cocaine off a red carpet, and last year a he became a she – a stripper wearing only pasties and a G-string stuffed with cash.
“The Oscars is a great celebration of Hollywood and the movie industry in general,” explains the artist. “But let’s not forget about some of the underlying stories that are there within the movie environment, like drugs, like grooming people into idols and having certain expectations of them, or the seedy side of the industry, like stripping and prostitution.”
[...] A joint pop-up show with works by Plastic Jesus and former guitarist for Billy Idol, Billy Morrison, will have a VIP opening Feb. 24 with a one-day viewing for the public the following day at Gibson Brands Sunset (the old Tower Records building). The show will feature 36 works by the pair, including the Kanye piece as well as six new pieces by Plastic Jesus that comment on celebrity, materialism and fellow street artist, Banksy, whom he has often been compared to.
“I take it as a great compliment. However, it’s kind of quite lazy,” the artist says of the comparison. “I’m doing my messages in my own way. I like people to accept the message and the piece that I do for its own cultural value rather than because it’s similar to a Banksy.”
A native of the U.K., Plastic Jesus began doing street art about four years ago following a 20-year career as a photojournalist for magazines like GQ as well as The Mail on Sunday and other British newspapers, covering stories on human trafficking, drug smuggling and prostitution. In recent years, he’s turned exclusively to street art, making his stenciled phrase (found on both buildings and T-shirts), “Stop Making Stupid People Famous” his calling card. [...]
[...] “He will be welcome to the pop-up show. He can also buy a ‘Stop Making Stupid People Famous’ T-shirt. It would be great to see him wearing that as well.”
Sources:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...ppears-hollywood-a-block-dolby-theatre-978266
http://mashable.com/2017/02/22/kanye-west-gold-jesus-sculpture/#mgaP7L1_JkqV
I'm so dead!!!!
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OMG!
Maybe I will see her on a episode of Botched? Dr Nassif is a friend of theirs? (All the K's) Maybe he could do a face lift & nose job for a discount?
She's making a cameo in the highly-anticipated Ocean's Eight film.
And Kim Kardashian reported to the set Monday to film scenes for her big debut in a sheer number that left very little to the imagination.
The 36-year-old is actually the pseudo star of the film as it centers around a jewelry heist at a fake Met Gala event with Kim Kardashian as the intended target.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...n-s-Eight-debut-sheer-gown.html#ixzz4adEu6Hgz
And Kim Kardashian reported to the set Monday to film scenes for her big debut in a sheer number that left very little to the imagination.
The 36-year-old is actually the pseudo star of the film as it centers around a jewelry heist at a fake Met Gala event with Kim Kardashian as the intended target.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...n-s-Eight-debut-sheer-gown.html#ixzz4adEu6Hgz
She's wearing that wig into the ground... until her next nonstop trend hits.
Are these stretch marks on her boobs? Or is it a make-up-fail? Nothing against stretch marks - she has carried 2 kids after all - but please cover them up!She's always on the cutting edge of fashion.
And Kim Kardashian proved once again she is a member of the sartorial vanguard as she stepped out to dinner in West Hollywood on Thursday night.
The 36-year-old looked stunning as she made sure to put her well-endowed chest on display.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...-flashes-flesh-bandeau-top.html#ixzz4aNrZLmWZ
I noticed that too and thought maybe a body makeup fail and it got missed in the photo shop fix.
I had that same thought!!
When you're starring in Ocean's Eight but dressed for Monsters Inc...
Unpopular Opinion: But I don't think Kim was effected by the "robbery" as people claim. She was so "scared" yet she's doing a part in a film that is about her "robbery" okay!
I don't think your opinion is unpopular at all!
Why should she have to cover up just because she's got stretch marks though?
dyingNot unpopular. I would like to know when the script was written, and when it was cast tho...