Our columnist, Beth Heinly peruses the meme culture so prevalent in the Internet and answers a question about whether art is now dead or if not what kind of art should we make? We’ve added a glossary at the bottom so you can get a handle on some of the heady acronyms and Internet buzzwords.

Have you seen our new feature, Ask Artblog? You haven’t! Well, read below for more information about this helpful advice column. Then, write to us and ask your questions about the art life.

Welcome to Ask Artblog, a new bi-weekly advice column where special guest experts answer your most pressing art questions! The expert for this, the column’s second installment, is comic, zine and performance artist Beth Heinly. Beth will also be back with us later this month, so you can submit your questions for her here, or email ask@theartblog.org to get in on the wisdom.