Memes have spread all over the internet like wildfire. Everyone from innovators to politicians, companies, government, and the general public, all use memes extensively. They are no longer just jokes ...
Rodin’s statue of a serious man has become a popular template for not-so-serious memes. Auguste Rodin, The Thinker, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in front of the Congress. Courtesy Getty Images. Such ...
Medieval imagery wasn’t meant to be funny when it was made hundreds of years ago, but all over Instagram it has been remixed, captioned, and somehow reads as peak hilarious — depending on your sense ...
The Tate Gallery explains that classical or classic art are terms that became widespread in the 17th century and used to describe the arts and culture of ancient Greece and Rome. During the ...
Classical art might be centuries old, but the emotions in those paintings still feel weirdly familiar today. That’s exactly what makes the Instagram page “Classical Art Memes” so entertaining. By ...
The meme has been around so long that it has infiltrated other memes. Installation view of "Rene Magritte - The Treachery of Images" at Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2017. Photo: ...
Memes don’t usually have the longest shelf life. Temporary Internet superstars like Antoine Dodson and once-popular photos like Scumbag Steve fade into obscurity and get replaced by newer, trendier ...
A good meme is a piece of art in and of itself. But for Alim Smith, that’s not enough. In honor of Black History Month, the Delaware-based, interdisciplinary artist reimagined some of history’s most ...