The Best of 2023, No. 60-41

Also, College Football Q&A tomorrow

We continue our countdown of the 100 favorite posts from 2023, but first, a PSA:

Tomorrow I’ll be doing a live Q&A chat (and probably make memes in real time) around the College Football Playoffs at 3pm ET / noon PT, alongside

Cody Alexander

,

Madeline Hill

, and

Split Zone Duo

. To join, just make sure you are subscribed to ArtButMakeItSports, download the Substack app, and you'll get a notification when we go live.

Madeline - whose newsletter Impersonal Foul is excellent and you should subscribe immediately - did a piece on the account earlier this year (below) which I really enjoyed.

An Interview With The Creator Of ArtButMakeItSports

Alright, memes!

60. Group IV, The Ten Largest, No. 7, Adulthood, by Hilma af Klint, 1907, photo by @AbbsParr

59. Two Men by the Sea, by Caspar David Friedrich, 1817, photo by Stefano Rellandini

58. Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), by David Hockney, 1972, photo via @rodger

57. Soap Bubbles, by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, 1733-34, photo by Charlotte Wilson

56. Coronation of Charlemagne, by Raphael, 1514-15

55. Fat Red Boomerang, by Alexander Calder, 1972, photo by Andy Kino

54. The Death of Sapphira, by Nicolas Poussin, 1652, photo by William West

53. Dead Zebra, by Dana Schutz, 2003, photo via @nocontextcfb

52. The Country Outing, by Francisco Goya, 1776-87

51. Mound of Butter, by Antoine Vollon, 1875-85, photo via @SickosCommittee

50. Cake Rows, by Wayne Thiebaud, 1962, photo by @ScottDochterman

49. Christ Crowned with Thorns, follower of Dirk Bouts, 15th Century, photo via @Morgan_Moriarty

48. For Kathy, by Sam Gilliam, 1969, photo via @OmVAsports, @SusieRants, @casconearianna

47. Evening on Karl Johan Street, by Edvard Munch, 1892, photo via @PFTCommenter

46. The Triumph of Bacchus, by Diego Velázquez, 1628-29, photo via @minakimes

45. Troublemaker (7), by El Lissitzky, 1923, photo by Matt Krohn