Ask HN: Is there a RapGenius for contemporary art?
Much like rap songs, I think art, and particularly contemporary art, is one of the most mysterious things to understand. So I was wondering if there's a RapGenius for art.
Everyone should contribute! Here's some artworks with great insights our early contributors (art world insiders, art historians) have made:
http://artsy.net/artwork/diego-velazquez-the-toilet-of-venus... http://artsy.net/artwork/manuel-alvarez-bravo-la-tolteca http://artsy.net/artwork/nick-darmstaedter-sting http://artsy.net/artwork/marc-chagall-clown-with-mandolin
Personally, I think such annotation systems could be the future of internet sharing / collaboration. It would be very useful, to me at least, to be able to visit a site, whether it be a text article or image gallery and see interesting annotations. Such a thing could be implemented as a browser plug-in tying back to an online service - i.e., you can make annotations in your browser but then visit the main site and search for pages and see annotations others have made. The "pinning" of annotations could also lend itself well to the Pintrest format / formula.