ARTPOP piano with custom housing

ca. 2014
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.
Lady Gaga is known for elaborate visual and sonic displays in her live and televised musical performances, which incorporate costuming, lighting, choreography, and a wide array of custom instruments. This futuristic piano is housed in an acrylic case with internal LED lighting. She used it to perform the song “ARTPOP” on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in February 2014.

Technical description:
88-key digital piano housed in a modernistic white square piano frame, with extended backlit plexi housing

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: ARTPOP piano with custom housing
  • Artist: Stefani "Lady Gaga" Germanotta
  • Date: ca. 2014
  • Medium: Acrylic, wood, metal, plastic
  • Classification: Electrophone
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments