Cards Against Humanity strikes again in this year's holiday season of giving with the Eight Sensible Gifts for Hannukah. The current gift is a signed painting by Picasso, and it's on the literal chopping block as a vote begins on whether to donate the painting or . . . send a piece to all participants.
And it's no joke. The game's website asks, "should we donate this work to the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, or should we laser-cut it into 150,000 tiny squares and send everyone their own scrap of a real Picasso?"
Peculiar gifts are no stranger to the game creators. In the previous mystery gift event, the gifts "ultimately built to each of the 250,000 participants owning one square foot of a remote island off the coast of Maine." This year, 3 pairs of socks, an NPR membership, and a paid week of vacation for the factory workers producing Cards Against Humanity have been "given."
Voting on the Picasso's fate begins on Saturday, December 26th, and will run until the end of Thursday, December 31st. Want to vote on the fate of this work of art. Too bad. Unless you signed up for the Eight Sensible Gifts for Hannukah earlier this year, you're out of luck.
According to The Verge, "The Cards Against Humanity crew used some of the $2.25 million in revenue it made from the Hanukkah product to buy Tête de Faune (Head of a Faun), an original 1962 Picasso."
As that writer also put it, "We would say 'we know you'll do the right thing, internet,' but knowing the Cards Against Humanity target audience, we're not sure what to expect."
Which is entirely correct. I'm not particularly fond of Picasso paintings, but I can just see myself putting the tiny scrap of painting in an elaborate frame, hanging it on the wall and proudly announcing to visitors, "This is my Picasso."
So what do you think of this stunt by the Cards Against Humanity team? Tell us your thoughts in the comments section below.
