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"Applause" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her third studio album, Artpop (2013). It was released as the album's lead single through Interscope Records on August 12, 2013. Written and produced by Gaga, DJ White Shadow , Dino Zisis and Nick Monson , additional songwriters included Martin Bresso , Nicolas Mercier, Julien Arias and ...
Created by Jeff Koons, the image features a nude sculpture of Gaga with a blue gazing ball in front of her. The background consists of art works including The Birth of Venus, which inspired the music video for "Applause" and the VMA performance of the song. [106] Koons explained the meaning of the cover to MTV:
Applause" and "Do What U Want" served as an encore; R. Kelly's vocals from the latter song were supplied by a backing track. [23] Koons' sculpture of Gaga served as her backdrop. The stage and the performers' costumes were solid white. Gaga wore a "clown-like" white mask with black-and-white buoys. [23]
Koons was born in York, Pennsylvania, to Henry Koons and Nancy Loomis.His father [7] was a furniture dealer and interior decorator. His mother was a seamstress. [8] When he was nine years old, his father would place old master paintings that Koons copied and signed in the window of his shop in an attempt to attract visitors. [9]
A smiling brown bear wearing a striped T-shirt has his arm around a shorter policeman who is looking up at the animal. "The relatively diminutive constable, a symbol of authority, contrasts comically with the bear's monstrous size and relative harmlessness. Looking helplessly up at the bear, the expression on the policeman's face holds the key to enjoying Koons' work: a temp
Their meaning is similar to that of scare quotes in writing. Añjali Mudrā is a sign of respect in India and among yoga practitioners. It is made by pressing the palms together. This is of Indian origin. Applause is an expression of approval made by clapping the hands together to create repetitive staccato noise. Applause is most appropriate ...
Koons explains in Highsnobiety, in a video associated with Christie's, that he originally conceived "Play-Doh" to be a polyethylene sculpture. Koons eventually felt that he could not get the undercuts that he wanted using polyethylene. Koons was unwilling to compromise on the superrealism that he aimed for and opted instead for aluminum.
April Spanos from The Village Voice rendered the performances of "Applause" and "G.U.Y." as the "power duo" of the night. She added that the latter was "particularly pleasant to hear live; the Zedd beat was made to be experienced in a club and its crunch was felt all over the dancefloor."