Under the Skin and Only Lovers Left Alive

“Life itself is a dramatically enacted thing” said Irving Goffman, the author Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. More than ever before we are obsessed with our culture’s visual parade of celebrity heroes, beautiful people, and staged events. People imagine their own lives as reality shows. We may hate the surveillance cameras, but we still clamor for attention and recognition. Back in the day Elton John, Jimmy Hendrix, and Liberace dressed in circus styles, and Kiss made clown make-up hip, today we’ve got Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Marilyn Manson, Insane Clown Posse and a Grammy Awards program turned postmodern show biz burlesque. where one can still call the shots: flesh and follicles are the canvas.      Read More