"Rae's setup was meticulous, maximalist, and totally unified—the boa made of hundred-dollar bills, the backup dancers who looked vaguely like mimes, the scaffolding that suggested Moulin Rouge!"
"Over the past decade, the visual language of Coachella sets has trended toward a sort of deconstruction of performance, a meta-commentary on what was being shown."
"All of those choices call attention to the fact that we have all become hypervisible cogs in a surveillance machine."
Addison Rae's performance at Coachella showcased a meticulous and maximalist setup, featuring unique elements like a boa made of hundred-dollar bills and mime-like backup dancers. The festival's visual language has shifted towards deconstructing performance, with artists like Nosaj Thing and Donald Glover using technology to comment on the nature of live shows. This trend highlights the audience's hypervisibility within a surveillance culture, as seen in Rae's set and other recent performances that blur the lines between reality and artifice.
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