In an interview with Art & Stylin’ Magazine, Lala Drona said that she has been “taking a break from output to reassess.” The artist stated that she continues to work on creative projects, but in order to dive deeper into other projects, social media and blog posts had to be put on the back-burner:
“I’ve reduced my output online because of my commitment to essential projects offline. I came to the realization that in my journey as an artist, my values seem to be holding me back, creatively and otherwise. The troubling thing is, these values I speak of, arise, and stop me from moving forward; they are walls that do not explain themselves. I’ve realized that for better or worse, these values have been transmitted to me, through exterior sources. I’ve never taken a moment to work through the voices policing me to be a “good” person, or “good” artist. Because I like the person I have become, and I like the life I lead today, I have never thoroughly investigated the origins of these “values.” Now that I am an adult, and no longer a young person clutching on to stable things in an unstable reality, it’s time to unpack them. I’ve decided to begin writing about my values as an artist, to find out what it means to be an artist today in this new world.”
Thibaut Narme, Economics Lecturer and friend of Lala Drona
Lala Drona
was spotted at Au Chat Noir interviewing Thibaut Narme, a lecturer at a
business school in Paris. Sources say
that Lala Drona was researching for a section of the essay that examines free
market capitalism and the role of the artist within it. She mentioned other topics in the essay would
include Death to the bohemian artist and The young and the mature
artist.
“My European Art Tour was enlightening. I feel like I’m finally seeing everything from outside myself—starting to see the strings of how everything works—I’ve been seemingly invited to the game my whole life, but it’s only now that I finally understand the rules. I’ve definitely had to take an unconventional path to get them. Now, I’m finally getting ready to play.”
For some experts, these statements raise red flags. As Lala Drona has not yet left the doghouse regarding her reputation involving allegations of muse abuse. However, after her stint in Paris Art Prison, she seems to have turned over a new leaf, committing herself to use everything she’s learned through her experiences (and muse experiments!) to help her fellow artists.
Lala Drona is also preparing for participation in the group exhibition “Turtle Bienvenu” at the Cité des Arts in Paris—the opening on October 12th from 6pm-11pm. Lala Drona plans to continue her exploration of the female gaze, in the form of painting on canvas and in a video performance. Don’t miss her first show since returning to Paris.
Another page revealed from Lala Drona’s mysterious past!
More and more artists seem to be coming forward and admitting their participation in Lala Drona’s art world journey. Unlike infamous art-villain Lala Drona, her guardian and mentor Lapa Trona chooses to live a life in the shadows. However, a new episode of The Penelope Show has just been released, guest-starring Lapa Trona for an exclusive interview, revealing more than ever about her once art apprentice, Lala Drona.
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Muse (the band) new album cover…allegedly calling out to Lala’s Muses and Drones.
Lala Drona has stolen inspiration from artists time and time again. However, with The Lala World catching wind, artists from around the world are starting to put her in the muse seat.
Sebastian Errazuriz
Lala has been documented saying that she is a “big fan” of artist/designer Sebastian Errazuriz. However, some of his pieces reveal that Lala Drona could have been more than just a “fan” of Sebastian’s. In his series of shoe designs “12 shoes for 12 lovers,” Sebastian Errazuriz creates 12 high-heeled shoes, each inspired by a lover. Next to each shoe, he writes an anecdote revealing a bit about each relationship.
Comparing image of Lala with text from Sebastian Errazuriz’s “12 shoes for 12 ex-lovers” series.
Shoe #4, Laura “Heartbreaker” has set off Lala alarms everywhere. Errazuriz has designed a red shoe inspired by an ex-lover with one real breast, and the other breast, an implant. In the Breast Series, Lala Drona exposed her chest consisting of both a natural breast and a breast implant. But perhaps, Lala Drona was not the only artist inspired by her unconventional bust. This begs the question, were Lala Drona and Sebastian Errazuriz more than just art world compatriots? Perhaps they knew each other a bit better than they have led on. Or perhaps this art world encounter is just an incredible coincidence, and Sebastian’s “Laura” is not “Lala” at all…
Muse (the band)
Even the highly successful band Muse is jumping onto the Lala World bandwagon, as the cover of their new album Drones (to be released in June 2015) seems to be inspired by the Lala World. The image contains both Muses and Drones, the two great pillars of Lala’s artistic community. Lala’s loyal army of Drones assists her in art experiments, researching Muse-inspiration extraction methods. Muses serve to inspire Lala, but due to her controversial artistic process, some Muses have left the Lala Laboratory with accusations of Muse Abuse and Torture. Those accusations may be true, but this album cover seems to label the Muses as an entity above the Drones.
Lala’s latest experiment where she feeds a Drone to a Muse has caused many to question the once assumed hierarchy between Drones and Muses.
Fans leave message on Subway advertisement for Lala.
For some, claims that the band Muse could be reaching out to The Lala World might seem far-fetched. However, other Lala World fans have caught on to the reference, adding special messages to Lala on subway advertisements.
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A special thanks to Drone Vibe and Drone Santiago, who acquired these pieces of inspiration.
Drone X, one of Lala’s most beloved and loyal Drones, has left Paris. She came to know Lala in a chance encounter in the streets of Paris. Drone X was about to end her life, until she heard something strange, something that would change her life forever, from under the bridge:
Translation: It all started a year ago. I was in a dark place at that time. I wanted to end my days. That evening, it was cold, like today. I walked to one of the many bridges spanning the Seine. I went through over the parapet, I turned around by setting the darkness that stood before me, and I closed my eyes. I breathed deeply. I was listening to the whisperings of the sleeping city … Suddenly, a sound took me out of my stupor … it was the “pppppfffffssshhhhh * clack clack * * * pppppfffffssshhhhh clack” of spray paint. I opened my eyes, I looked for the person which made the sound I had heard off the bridge, and I saw … Lala Drona. She was tagging one of the pillars of the bridge accessible from the shore. The world stopped spinning. It wasn’t possible anymore to jump, not possible to descend. Two. Three. Ten minutes … time no longer existed. Again, a noise made me jump, this time it was a police siren. Lala was quick to complete her work and began to run … in my direction! When she saw me, she threw me a bag full of paint screaming “Catch it!” I do not know why, but I ran behind her. I was hypnotized. Since then, I am a Drone. She may be a thief, but she saved my life. DroneX https://www.facebook.com/groups/1536698666575473/
Drone X is said to be relocating to the United States in order to begin a special ops project. She will reinfiltrate the Americas and recruit more Drones. The project is said to begin in California and stretches throughout the continental United States and Canada.
However, after Drone #1’s banishment, the media questions the true incentives behind Drone X’s relocation. Drones are dropping like flies, so BOAF asked Drone X herself what she thought about the Drone #1 banishment/punishment:
BOAF: What is your reaction to the Drone #1 event?
DX: It was delicious.
BOAF: Wait, “delicious”? I thought it was the Muses that ate Drone #1…
DX: Yes, Lala fed him to the Muses to see what kind of inspiration she could extract. But Lala shared the rest ofor him with the Drones, so we could honor his memory. Now, he lives in all of us.”
(From BOAF phone interview with Drone X, February 1st, 2015)
According to Drone X, Drone #1’s death sentence was not vindictive. It was a spiritual ritual to save his Drone essence. Since breaking Drone Code is a deadly crime in the Lala World, the “punishment” carried out was the most humane and dignified that Lala could have ordered.
If you would like to read more Drone Origin stories, check out (and participate in) the Drones Facebook page.
For those of you who desire a bit of consolidation of last year’s news: The Lala World Recap 2014.
The city of lights has not been kind to Lala. Arrested for spray painting the city walls and landing in urgent care are just a few of Lala Drona’s mishaps since her arrival.
Lala Drona in urgent care.
Lady Paris seems to have made Lala Drona harder, and the struggle has awakened her darker tendencies. The year 2014 marks the year of transition, when Lala assumes her title of “art villain.”
On various occasions, Lala has compared her artistic process to theft. “I steal others ideas because I don’t have my own” (2014 Art Prison Interview, L.D. Times Magazine). However, Lala pushed her artistic process an inch too far at an annual Paris “Perve Grandma Convention,” where she attempted to steal a Fred Le Chevalier piece from his oldest fan.
And Lala did not stop there. Later on that year, she allegedly stole thousands of dollars from desperate YouTube insomniacs who had fallen victim to her fake sleep hypnosis video. Although the media seemed to focus on Lala’s dark side, BOAF attempted to show the human behind the artist as well.
On April 24th, Lala traveled back to her home town Denver, Colorado in order to finalize preparations for a long-awaited hand transplant. Comments filled message boards questioning the authenticity (and humanity) behind the art pieces created since Lala’s mechanical hand acquisition.
Lala caught on the streets of Paris wearing a splint.
How would the prosthetic affect her paintings and would it cramp her hand dancing style? Before leaving Denver, Lala put on a spontaneous showing of her “Pre-Lala” work in an exclusive at-home art garage sale.
Along with the art garage sale last year, Lala committed other acts that were difficult to understand. In 2014, Lala’s face appeared twice in the subway station. The first was in Paris. She appeared holding an apple in a
Translation: The #1 extramarital dating site made by women./ Dare. Bite. Taste.
Geeden advertisement for adulterous online-dating (Lala later painted this experience). Next the artist appeared in a Berlin subway station, pants down in public. While the Geeden advertisement left fans wondering if Lala had sold out, the no-pants Berlin display just left them confused.
Other stunts this year were much easier to understand. To prove she isn’t all bad, Lala showed her support in adopting mutant bees in Paris. Her videos went viral in France when she took to the streets and battled against censorship with her “Don’t Retouch This” campaign. The artist “pulled a Banksy” when she sold originals of her artwork cheaply on the streets of Paris at the same time as galleries sold her work for thousands at the FIAC. She even had a little fun as she was seen shopping and drinking champagne at Paris’ 2014 Vogue Fashion Night Out.
However, it wasn’t all fun and games last year. In 2014, Lala launched the construction of her Warholian dream: The Lala Laboratory. During the construction, tensions in art politics were at a high. Muses were on strike and Lala’s unorthodox muse practices were thrown into the light.
Journalists infiltrated what is thought to be the Lala Laboratory and discovered a Muse Sweatshop. In an attempt to evade the Art Guild (the authorities), Lala invited journalists to a fake Lala Laboratory tour. The police were called, and Lala Drona was arrested on the spot for trespassing.
The board members of the Art Guild found Lala guilty of Muse Abuse and Torture in the first degree and she was sentenced to spend one month in Paris Art Prison. In prison, Lala Drona gave an interview, revealing for the first time ever, the method behind her madness. Upon her release, a masked man broke into the prison mail room and stole Lala’s prison letters written to Shutupi. The unknown man published the letters, revealing perhaps more than Lala would have liked regarding her feelings towards the Art Guild.
Out of jail and straight to work, the artist began preparations for her anticipated exhibition. After one small exhibition in May 2013 on arrival in Paris, one year later, Lala landed a place on the walls of Düo Gallery. The exhibition titled From the Bed to the Lab presented a retrospective look on her paintings created in Paris, all connected by the theme of the bed.
Photography and text by Richard Beban from Paris Play.
The three series exhibited were the Breast Series: a confrontation with a difficult past/ the bed a place of healing. The Sexe Sans Sex Series: a series of wanderings, and an analysis of her outside world/ the bed a place of experimentation. The Lala World Series: Lala’s new series, where she commits to painting the Lala World (the fictionalized articles found on Based on a Fact) in order to move freely between the virtual and the real, and create her own world/ the bed a place of dreams–and her dream: The Lala Lab.
Following a successful exhibition of her world, Lala plans to continue following her dark path. She’s back to her old methods of abuse and torture in order to extract inspiration from her muses and has marked the beginning of 2015 with the banishment of her beloved Drone #1. Only time will tell what’s to come of Lala and her Drones, Muses and Laboratory…
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