Pepe went from this “feels good, man” frog, which was largely an innocuous image for people to respond to online, before emojis, before the flexible discourse of text messaging.

While the frog has become a controversial symbol in the U.S. for political reasons, ‘rare Pepe’ artwork is gaining in popularity worldwide, regardless of politics – and young Russian artist ...

The Art Angle The Art Angle Podcast: How Pepe the Frog Explains America’s Toxic Politics The documentary 'Feels Good Man' won a special jury award at Sundance this year.

In January, a digital art festival in New York City hosted an in-person auction of a one-of-a-kind Rare Pepe called “ Homer Pepe.” It sold for $39,200.

The saga of how Pepe the Frog became appropriated as a far-right meme is a murky one, but by the time the 2016 US Presidential campaign got into full swing it frequently appeared at pro-Trump rallies.

Pepe the Frog dates back to 2006, when it appeared in a Matt Furie comic called “ Boy’s Club.” Several years later, due to the Cambrian-like explosion of social media, the character quickly ...

The cartoonist who created Pepe the Frog has resolved a copyright infringement lawsuit that accused a Missouri woman of misusing the character to sell hate-promoting oil paintings.

Film Memes An Artist Tries to Save Pepe the Frog From Fascists The film Feels Good Man chronicles Matt Furie fighting his creation’s co-option by the far right. Dan Schindel September 9, 2020 ...

Furie said his plans for Pepe's resurrection — in the first "Boy's Club" comic book since 2010 — are top secret. "Once we get the money together, we're going to do it from scratch," he said.