in #CASE you missed it… The Museum of Selfies
Wow it really must be a sign of the times when now in Glendale California we have a museum of a new kind.
In a celebration of self-portraits in the social media age Tommy Honton and Tair Mamedov opened the Museum of Selfies in Los Angeles this past Sunday -- an interactive exhibition exploring the history and cultural phenomenon of snapping a photo of yourself.
And for those who think if a moment wasn't photographed, it might as well have not happened -- the good news is that at the Museum of Selfies, selfies are compulsory.
"The selfies have a surprisingly rich history, and go back as far as people have been making art," Honton explains.
The show is full of fun facts about the trend: women take pictures of themselves more than men, for example.
In Sao Paulo, 65.4 percent of selfies are taken by women -- in New York, 61.6 percent. In Moscow, the divide is even more extreme, at 82 percent.