In class we have frequently discussed what is art and what is not in today's media-filled society. Our world is constantly being filled with images from advertisements to art to memories. We have become obsessed with images of ourselves, and through creations of twitter, facebook, snapchat, and a multitude of other media, have been able to perfect the art of the selfie picture.
The Moving Art Fair in London had an art exhibit based on this concept of the selfie in which 22 six second Vine videos were exhibited together in a piece called "Shortest Video Art Ever Sold". Below is a link to an article written about this and other artists' insight as to whether this is self obsession or artistic self expression.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/17/the-national-selfie-portrait-gallery-at-london-s-moving-image-art-fair.html
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