← Back to context Comment by WillAdams 3 days ago Please provide one example of "art" which Franklin originated. 11 comments WillAdams Reply amelius 3 days ago I mean, if you put a Mac or MacOS in a museum next to Picasso, that would make many people cry.When people think of a Mac as "art", we call that an occupational hazard.So if you call a Mac art, you might as well call any computer art. WillAdams 3 days ago I can remember the 16-page _Newsweek_ ad quite vividly --- the Mac was something special, and even its spiritual successor, the NeXT Cube did not reach the level of artistic flair which the Mac hit as a quick perusal of:https://www.folklore.orgwould argue.Moreover, it made the cut at at least one museum:https://www.moma.org/collection/works/3742?artist_id=10295(and there are 24 other items by Apple in that collection)and yes, they have a Picasso as well:https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/5530 bigyabai 3 days ago Anything can make the cut at MOMA. The gigantic disaster of OLPC is enshrined as "art" there too: https://www.moma.org/collection/works/155757 8 replies →
amelius 3 days ago I mean, if you put a Mac or MacOS in a museum next to Picasso, that would make many people cry.When people think of a Mac as "art", we call that an occupational hazard.So if you call a Mac art, you might as well call any computer art. WillAdams 3 days ago I can remember the 16-page _Newsweek_ ad quite vividly --- the Mac was something special, and even its spiritual successor, the NeXT Cube did not reach the level of artistic flair which the Mac hit as a quick perusal of:https://www.folklore.orgwould argue.Moreover, it made the cut at at least one museum:https://www.moma.org/collection/works/3742?artist_id=10295(and there are 24 other items by Apple in that collection)and yes, they have a Picasso as well:https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/5530 bigyabai 3 days ago Anything can make the cut at MOMA. The gigantic disaster of OLPC is enshrined as "art" there too: https://www.moma.org/collection/works/155757 8 replies →
WillAdams 3 days ago I can remember the 16-page _Newsweek_ ad quite vividly --- the Mac was something special, and even its spiritual successor, the NeXT Cube did not reach the level of artistic flair which the Mac hit as a quick perusal of:https://www.folklore.orgwould argue.Moreover, it made the cut at at least one museum:https://www.moma.org/collection/works/3742?artist_id=10295(and there are 24 other items by Apple in that collection)and yes, they have a Picasso as well:https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/5530 bigyabai 3 days ago Anything can make the cut at MOMA. The gigantic disaster of OLPC is enshrined as "art" there too: https://www.moma.org/collection/works/155757 8 replies →
bigyabai 3 days ago Anything can make the cut at MOMA. The gigantic disaster of OLPC is enshrined as "art" there too: https://www.moma.org/collection/works/155757 8 replies →
I mean, if you put a Mac or MacOS in a museum next to Picasso, that would make many people cry.
When people think of a Mac as "art", we call that an occupational hazard.
So if you call a Mac art, you might as well call any computer art.
I can remember the 16-page _Newsweek_ ad quite vividly --- the Mac was something special, and even its spiritual successor, the NeXT Cube did not reach the level of artistic flair which the Mac hit as a quick perusal of:
https://www.folklore.org
would argue.
Moreover, it made the cut at at least one museum:
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/3742?artist_id=10295
(and there are 24 other items by Apple in that collection)
and yes, they have a Picasso as well:
https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/5530
Anything can make the cut at MOMA. The gigantic disaster of OLPC is enshrined as "art" there too: https://www.moma.org/collection/works/155757
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