Reading Blog #1

After replicating Jeff Koon’s version of the Balloon dog but in a digital gif version, Michael Green sells it on ebay for $5,800. Green says a new generation has found new tools to create art since modern art has been exhausted and will still never have a name like Koon’s did. Green argues that the deflation action of the balloon is also representative of how our next step is the digital museum. I think it’s interesting how Green claims that physical museums, books, etc are dead and are now replaced with an online version. I don’t agree with what he is saying. I think physical museums will never ever be fully replaced online (except maybe with covid) because for some artworks it’s almost necessary for it to be seen in person. Green’s gif stands as the most expensive gif on ebay, yet has not sold for $5,800. From my knowledge I have never even heard of a gif being sold so it sounds strange to me that someone would see it on ebay. Gifs are easily spread on the internet and can be saved. Let alone for 5 grand. I thought it was funny how Green actually increased the price after no one bought it to honor Koon. It seems like Green thinks of his art as a higher quality because it relates to Michael Koon’s. It’s hard to imagine someone purchasing this seriously especially since gifs are used so commoningly on social media/the internet so why would someone want to buy this gif in particular?