The Persistence of Chaos | |
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Year | 2019 |
Dimensions | 10.3” (260 mm) × 1.2” (30 mm) × 7.3” (190 mm) |
Weight | 2.8 pounds (1.3 kg) |
Website | thepersistenceofchaos |
The Persistence of Chaos is a work of art consisting of a laptop that contains six computer viruses, worms, and pieces of malware that have caused major damage. The artwork was created in 2019 by artist Guo O Dong and the collective MSCHF, and sold at auction for $1,345,000 in May 2019. Guo O Dong described it as a bestiary for historical malware, and expressed concern about the high price for which it sold, stating that he would either spend the money on another project or burn it.