Obituary

Michelangelo's two hands reaching for each other became the universal image of things that never quite happen: the file that never finishes downloading, the text you never send. It died the moment someone edited the fingers to finally touch, which was the meme equivalent of the series finale.

Portrait: Michelangelo · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Born

2012

Died

2019

Cause of death

Fingers never quite touched

Last sighting

A 'me and my will to live' edit, 2019

Resting place

Section B, Row 3

Category

art