Tumblr Brings GIFs Offline to Art Exhibition

GIFs might have finally broken the old-school stigma that came with its clunky '90s predecessors. Tumblr is taking the animated images offline as part of a large-scale open call and exhibition, which will showcase GIFs as an art form in both digital and real space.

The event, titled Moving the Still: A Festival of GIFS, will be curated by Paddle8, an online destination for art collectors.

Several figures in the creative industries will join Tumblr and Paddle8 as part of the selection council, including R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe, the Rodarte sisters and James Frey. Each council member will choose 25 GIFs in individual categories, like fashion, humor, avante garde and perpetual motion,…
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