Obituary

Monet's endless pads of lilies became the internet's image of floating through life without a single thought. It died when mindfulness became a lifestyle brand and the lilies got a premium subscription.

Portrait: Claude Monet · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Born

2012

Died

2018

Cause of death

Floated away

Last sighting

A meditation app's loading screen, 2018

Resting place

Section X, Row 2

Category

art