# Occupy Facebook With Art Occupy Facebook With Art is a 2014 chain copypasta that asked Facebook users to post an image or video of an artwork by an artist assigned to them through a Timeline exchange. Praised by art blogs and panned by a Washington Post columnist for elitism, the template was quickly swapped for poetry, Egyptian artists, and photos of Jeff Goldblum. ## Origin The earliest known version of the chain appeared on Facebook on December 20, 2013, when user Rizzo Ratso shared a painting by Joshua Hoffline alongside the copypasta[6]. A revised wording went around Facebook the following month, asking recipients to share an artist assigned to them by the original poster. On January 6, 2014, the Odarka's Poetry Page Facebook feed published a status update pivoting the chain to "fill Facebook with poetry," the first documented spinoff to swap the medium[6]. - **Platform:** Facebook - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2014 ## Overview A participant received an artist's name through a comment from whoever liked the chain message, then shared an image or video of that artist's work on their own Timeline and offered to assign artists to new commenters in turn[2]. Tone leaned earnest and curatorial, with feeds turned into small galleries for Old Masters, contemporary painters, and local favorites[5]. Some writers saw this as low-effort cultural uplift, while a Washington Post columnist accused participants of using the format to signal taste[1]. Variations kept the chain structure but swapped the subject: Odarka's Poetry Page called for verse instead of visual art, and Cairoscene urged Egyptians to use it for local artists[4]. By mid-February a Jeff Goldblum edition had spread widely, with users sharing random Goldblum photos in place of artworks[7]. ## How to Use A typical participant names the assigned artist and shares a representative work, sometimes with a short note about the piece. Common convention is to assign a new artist to anyone who likes or comments on the post, keeping the chain moving[5]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Occupy Facebook With Art? A 2014 chain copypasta in which a Facebook user receives an artist's name from whoever liked the original post, then shares that artist's work on their own Timeline[3]. ### Where did Occupy Facebook With Art come from? The earliest known version was posted on December 20, 2013, by Facebook user Rizzo Ratso, who shared a painting by Joshua Hoffline alongside the chain message[6]. ### What does Occupy Facebook With Art mean? It asks users to flood Facebook feeds with artwork instead of typical status updates, with some bloggers praising it as cultural uplift and the Washington Post criticizing it as elitist[1]. ### How do you use Occupy Facebook With Art? Like or comment on someone's chain post, receive an assigned artist, share an image of their work with the copypasta, and assign artists to your own commenters[5]. ### Is Occupy Facebook With Art still popular? No, the chain peaked in January and February 2014 and faded after that cycle, though variants like the Jeff Goldblum edition were covered by The Independent at the time[2]. ## References 1. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/02/07/against-the-new-meme-thats-snobbing-up-facebook/?tid=pm_lifestyle_pop]() 2. [http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/the-idea-is-to-occupy-facebook-with-jeff-goldblum-9123179.html]() 3. [http://binarysmash.com/2014/01/27/facebook-art-meme/]() 4. [http://www.cairoscene.com/ViewArticle.aspx?AId=2345]() 5. [http://mikeharman.com/2014/02/02/occupy-facebook-with-art/?relatedposts_exclude=1175]() 6. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/occupy-facebook-with-art]() 7. [http://mhsts.blogspot.com/2014/01/cool-art-meme-circulating-on-facebook.html]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/occupy-facebook-with-art Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library