Koons, Kusama, and Turrell Killed It on #MuseumSelfieDay

January 21, 2016, 2:20pm

A photo posted by Arendse Rohland (@arendserohland) on Jan 20, 2016 at 12:34pm PST

We don’t need any excuse to take pictures of ourselves in front of art, but yesterday we got one in the form of #MuseumSelfieDay. While The Mona Lisa and Frida Kahlo’s iconic self-portrait got their fair share of Insta-love, the far and above winners were Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, and James Turrell. Their various exhibits around the world, plus art selfie-takers’ backlogged snapshots, yielded a dearth of prime self-portraiture. Perhaps this popularity is because each of these artists’ work allows the viewer to put their own ego, their own self, at the center of the art-consuming experience. Or, perhaps it’s just because they’re pretty. Either way, enjoy some highlights from the three art giants’ work, plus a few personal favorite museum selfies, below.

James Turrell

A photo posted by ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum (@arosartmuseum) on Jan 20, 2016 at 5:59am PST

A photo posted by Arensberg (art) Archive (@arensberg_archive) on Jan 20, 2016 at 9:21am PST

A photo posted by Architecture Plus Information (@a_plus_i) on Jan 20, 2016 at 1:17pm PST

A photo posted by Daniel Root (@danielrootphotography) on Jan 20, 2016 at 6:02pm PST

Yayoi Kusama

A photo posted by katya semenyuk (@katya_semenyuk) on Jan 21, 2016 at 7:02am PST

A photo posted by Inarose Caya Noa (@inarose) on Jan 21, 2016 at 7:48am PST

A photo posted by m i c h e l e (@collectcalls) on Jan 20, 2016 at 4:29pm PST

A photo posted by d a n i e l l e g a r z a (@ellierex) on Jan 20, 2016 at 1:45pm PST

A photo posted by SPB (@sapb) on Jan 20, 2016 at 2:20pm PST

Jeff Koons

A photo posted by Otmar (@_ottmar) on Jan 21, 2016 at 6:43am PST

A photo posted by Katlyn Landes (@katemlandes) on Jan 20, 2016 at 11:28am PST

A photo posted by Shelley (@thatshelley) on Jan 17, 2016 at 5:24pm PST

A photo posted by Brandonna Summer (@brandonnasummer) on Jan 13, 2016 at 4:38pm PST

A photo posted by cherice tatum (@madebytatum) on Jan 19, 2016 at 7:05pm PST

A photo posted by taylormaatman (@taylormaatman) on Jan 20, 2016 at 2:41pm PST

A photo posted by Hannah Beckwith (@hannah.beckwith) on Jan 20, 2016 at 3:02pm PST

More themes we noticed:

Mirrors:

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A photo posted by Marcele Oliveira (@marcele.oliveira) on Jan 21, 2016 at 6:27am PST

A photo posted by Marcele Oliveira (@marcele.oliveira) on Jan 21, 2016 at 6:29am PST

A photo posted by ashley (@shleytaylor_) on Jan 20, 2016 at 1:15pm PST

Art taking the selfie:

Happy #museumselfie day! pic.twitter.com/HQbA6y6qGb
— V&A (@V_and_A) January 21, 2015

A photo posted by Marco Biscotti (@marcobiscotti) on Jan 20, 2016 at 11:30pm PST

A photo posted by Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (@panama_mac) on Jan 21, 2016 at 6:43am PST

A photo posted by FC Porto (@fcporto) on Jan 20, 2016 at 4:36am PST

Other famous artworks:

A photo posted by Cosimo Capanni (@cosimocapanni) on Jan 21, 2016 at 6:01am PST

A photo posted by Heidi (@thesilvervixen) on Jan 20, 2016 at 6:45pm PST

A photo posted by Heather Kaplan (@heather_amanda) on Jan 20, 2016 at 1:24pm PST

#MuseumSelfie: reflection in @AnishKapoor (untitled) at @metmuseum with @erinmallory in 2009 pic.twitter.com/vnu7LhFHaZ
— Gavin Mallory (@Gavin_Mallory) January 21, 2015