Artist paints a 328-foot-long line of code at Twitter's building (updated)
Qinmin Liu, the tech-savvy artist who offered replica kidneys in exchange for gold Apple Watches, is back with a new project -- and this one is every bit as audacious and full of social commentary as her last. She recently finished painting a line of code (translated into binary) on a 328-foot scroll of paper in the same building as Twitter's San Francisco headquarters. The piece took 10 days to complete at a solid 8 hours per day, and virtually dominated the hallway.
It's all worth it for Liu if the message gets across, though. She believes that the painting addresses the imbalances created by programming, where a handful of people who know how to code have an edge in an increasingly tech-focused society. Art like this theoretically bridges the gap between the techies and the public at large. Whether or not you agree, there's no doubt that Liu's work is ambitious.
Update: While Liu says that she was painting in the "Twitter building," it was technically in the offices of Runway, a company that hosts startups.
