One might call Melodrama—Lorde’s critically acclaimed, Grammy-nominated sophomore album—high art. The album is not just an aural splendor but a visual one too, with a moody, blue-lit painting of Lorde by Brooklyn-based artist Sam McKinniss on the cover.
One fan, it seems, definitely does.
Lorde superfan Nina Richard took her copy of Melodrama along to Le Musée du Louvre, placing it on display alongside the art and bringing to life the lyrics of its fourth track, “The Louvre.”
But we’re the greatest, they’ll hang us in the Louvre
Down the back, but who cares, still the Louvre
“Hey @lorde , I hung Melodrama in the Louvre!” Richard tweeted. “A masterpiece surrounded by others - l took it on a journey through time and space, from Antiquity, passing by Renaissance, to Modern Times.
“I had to do it very quickly cause security started to watch me and hunt down on me lol,” she added.
No word yet from Lorde on how it feels to have her masterpiece take its rightful (temporary) place in the Louvre. The award-winning musician might be somewhat distracted by the recent news of her nomination for what would be her greatest accolade to date: the 2018 Grammy for album of the year.
