Memes are art
Summary
A self-proclaimed meme lord with eight years of experience argues that memes deserve their own wing at the Louvre. Not just sprinkled around. The anonymous rider explains to Kareem that memes aren't just funny internet jokes but a legitimate form of communication and art, democratized so anyone can create them. When Kareem suggests Picasso would've been a meme lord today, the rider counters with Andy Warhol, who "taped a banana on the wall." The conversation ends with a deal: the rider will create a one-of-one SubwayTakes meme making fun of Kareem in Paris, and Kareem agrees to buy it.
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So, what's your take? Memes are art. 100% agree. Absolutely. They belong in the biggest museum in Paris. Yeah, the Louvre, I think.
Why don't they have memes in there? I don't know, but I hope they do like in the future 'cuz it's art. It is art. People should consider it like something serious. It's not only funny joke on the internet. It's the way people communicate.
Yeah. Yeah. And people there are meme curators, like a meme page. That's curation. There are meme creators, although I would call them meme artists. I'm a meme lord.
You're a me? Yeah.
Oh, that's higher than artist. Yeah, the top of the pyramid.
How long have you been meme lording? Uh, like 8 years. I want to put memes in the British Museum. I want to put them in the in the museum in Egypt. I want to put them at the Louvre. Yeah, like everywhere in every museum and not just sprinkled around. There should be a wing. Every memes should be in the museum. There's a meme for every situation. A meme for every occasion.
Yeah. And everyone can create memes like it's is a form of for everyone by anyone. It is democratized.
Yeah. I think if Pablo Picasso were alive today, he wouldn't be a painter. He would be a meme lord. Andy Warhol maybe.
Oh, Andy Warhol would have been making memes every day. Are you kidding me? Yeah. He was a pop culture artist. The guy was uh taped a banana on the wall. That's a meme artist for sure.
So I guess it's already happening. Yes, it's happening. But I didn't uh sell uh a single meme.
I'll buy a meme, but it has to be one of one. Okay. Maybe we'll make a Subway text meme one of one.
Yes. And you can make fun of me in Paris. No worries. I will do for sure.
You will? For sure. We have ourselves a deal.