Lady Gaga’s Fleshy Outfit Echoes Artistic Lobsters, Maggots

Vegetarians and vegans are outraged, I read, over Lady Gaga’s meat dress.

Journalists scent a good story, though not the odor of decaying beef (reports claim it smelled good). We in the art world, meanwhile, have a different problem to ponder: Was this an example of pastiche, conscious revival or accidental imitation?