Louis
Frehring

UP . 30.10.2026

Up-to-date icon

2019
Painted wooden frame, LCD screen, computer, computer program.
Dimensions : 17 x 12 cm

Up-to-date icon updates itself whenever the most followed person on Instagram publishes a new post. A program gives the image the appearance of a religious icon and displays it in a frame, turning online content into an object of worship. By giving a popular image a sacred form, the work questions the dynamics of popularity and adoration driven by social networks and their algorithms.

Views of the exhibition Mulhouse 019, 2019.
Photo : Louis Frehring