{"id":69362,"date":"2022-12-19T18:31:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T18:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=69362"},"modified":"2022-12-19T18:33:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T18:33:11","slug":"lizzo-recreated-annie-lee-iconic-painting-blue-monday-on-snl","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/lizzo-recreated-annie-lee-iconic-painting-blue-monday-on-snl\/","title":{"rendered":"Lizzo Recreated Annie Lee\u2019s Iconic Painting \u2018Blue Monday\u2019 for \u2018SNL\u2019 Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Musical guest Lizzo performs ‘Break Up Twice’ on Episode 1835 of Saturday Night Live on Saturday, December 17, 2022 (Photo by: Will Heath\/NBC via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During Lizzo<\/a>‘s poignant Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/a> performance this weekend, she paid homage to the beloved piece of art Blue Monday<\/em> by painter Annie Lee through an intricate set design and thoughtful styling.<\/p>\n

Performing her song \u201cBreak Up Twice\u201d from her album Special<\/em>, Lizzo adorned a slinky white custom slip dress by Rey Ortiz with a single drop strap styled by Brett Alan Nelson. The Grammy Award winner sported Bantu knots by hairstylist Shelbeniece Swain.<\/p>\n

Lizzo perfectly recreated the scene in the painting, with a bed next to a lamp and alarm clock on the bedside table, with a blue wall and calendar behind her, and slippers near her feet. She also appeared as the tired, hunched over female figure portrayed in Lee’s self-portrait as she began to sing.<\/p>\n

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Blue Monday<\/em> by Annie Lee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An impressive last-minute endeavor, Lizzo<\/a> took a moment to praise the efforts of her team, who pulled it all together with less than a week to prepare. The singer was announced as a replacement for musical guest on Dec. 10 after The Yeah Yeah Yeahs had to cancel when guitarist Nick Zinner came down with a case of pneumonia.<\/p>\n

Lizzo took to Instagram to thank Swain, Nelson, creative director Tanisha Scott, producer and musical director Quintin \u201cQ\u201d Gulledge, makeup artist Alexx Mayo, nail artist Eri Ishizu, and producer Kevin Beisler. She posted side-by-side imagery of the performance and the painting writing, \u201c\ud83d\udc99 y\u2019all make miracles happen!\u201d<\/p>\n

Lizzo<\/a> also posted a series of tweets pointing out the artistic reference. \u201cUniquely Black in America @lizzo is unapologetic about her place in the cultural zeitgeist,\u201d wrote one Twitter user<\/a>. \u201cThis hung in every Black household at the turn of the 21st<\/sup> century. It fully encapsulates our mood today. We are beyond tired.\u201d<\/p>\n

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