AM Gardinier Halstead Wrote A Response to Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 Superbowl Performance
For the Medium publication Counter Arts, AM Gardinier Halstead wrote an “interpretation of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance and what it demonstrates about the important function of art, namely to hold a mirror up to society and reflect the world around us.”
Halstead writes, “Everyone seems to have an opinion about the performance and it would be a gross understatement to suggest that the reviews have been mixed. However, the criticism I’ve seen isn’t typical halftime show criticism.”
The essay explores the significance of Lamar performing in New Orleans and unpacks the polarized response to the halftime show.
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