A 2012 exhibit called “Memes” draws from similar source material, with art depicting Honey Badger, Hipster Ariel, First World Problems, and other popular Internet touchstones.

Neither of those cats is a meme star — yet. Update, Friday, March 12 : “Kitty Cat Dance” sold early Friday for 2 ETH, or about $3,500. Ibsen said he was “super satisfied” with the payoff.

A meme come true: Laser Cat, a giant cat head that shoots lasers and art, is ready to rock D.C. February 19, 2015 More than 10 years ago (Allie Ghaman/Express) ...

Grumpy Cat's ancestors hail from ancient Egypt and mid-20th century France, and show why cat art fascinates us ...

Posted in Art Memes Jenny Holzer’s Cat, Ugly Renaissance Babies and Other Art World Meme Trends by AX Mina January 24, 2012 June 22, 2012. Subscribe to our newsletter.

Under the hashtag #memeconomy the creators of memes like Bad Luck Brian, Coughing Cat, Kitty Cat Dance, Scumbag Steve, Twerky Pepe and ... internet art is just art. And so are memes.

The Archive of American Art’s “Before Internet Cats” is on view at the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery at the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, 8th and F Streets, NW ...

It's where we learned about now-legendary figures like Grumpy Cat, Doge ... so we dug deep into Instagram to see if crafty nail bloggers have used their skills to create meme-inspired works of art.