"What I Really Do" Meme (2012) - Garnet Hertz

Format: Static image and internet meme

Image created and uploaded to Facebook at www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10100822616387021 in February 2012 that was the alleged start of the "What I really do" meme. Spawned thousands of other similar images to become the most popular meme on the internet during February 2012, estimated to be viewed by tens of millions of people globally.

CONTEMPORARY ARTIST - What my friends think I do. What my mom thinks I do. What I think I do. What society thinks I do. What I really do.



PRESS (VIDEO):


PRESS (TEXT):
For the best interview and summary on this project, see my interview with Don Edler at Hyperallergic: The Artist Who Started the What People Think I Do/What I Really Do Meme
Tech Cocktail Article: techcocktail.com/what-i-really-do-2012-02
Italian Article: www.artribune.com/2012/02/artisti-contemporanei-cosa-la-g...

PRESS (AUDIO):
Swedish Public Radio Audio Interview: sverigesradio.se/topsy/ljudfil/3776378
CBC Saskatchewan Audio Interview: www.cbc.ca/afternoonedition/episode/2012/02/23/what-i-do/



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Garnet Hertz (2012) - http://conceptlab.com