Obituary

Van Gogh's swirling sky went from museum to mousepad to meme, captioned with everything from existential dread to 'vibes.' It died when the last person realized they'd been staring at it on a laptop sticker for six years. The stars kept swirling. Nobody looked up.

Portrait: Vincent van Gogh · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Born

2013

Died

2019

Cause of death

Swirled onto every dorm-room poster

Last sighting

A phone case, 2019

Resting place

Section C, Row 1

Category

art