Artist digitally vandalizes Snapchat's AR balloon dog in protest

Snapchat recently launched a collaboration with Jeff Koons to showcase his iconic sculptures across the world using the platform’s augmented reality feature. But not all artists are thrilled with the idea.

On Wednesday New York-based artist Sebastian Errazuriz and his studio Cross Lab protested Snapchat’s latest attempt to woo users by vandalizing Koons’ Balloon Dog installation, which appears on the app in Central Park.

Errazuriz explained the new feature and protest on Instagram, writing, “It all seems fun, but I believe it is imperative we start questioning how much of our virtual public space we are willing to give to companies.” Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Artist digitally vandalizes Snapchat's AR balloon dog in protest