Cate Blanchett The Carnival is Over(vocals Anohni) by Shirin Neshat
For a long time my work has focused on women and the ways in which they defy societys repressive codes. I was interested in how female singers are universally treated as objects of desire. At first, Cate looks gorgeous, but when she sings its a transgenders voice. The audience heckles her, and she becomes confrontational. When the music comes back on, she does a seductive dance but her face is evil. For her final act of subversion, she takes off her hair and makeup and walks away. That part was Cates i
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