Danielle Baskin
Danielle Baskin | |
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| Known for | Conceptual art |
| Website | daniellebaskin |
Danielle Baskin is an American conceptual artist based in San Francisco.
Baskin has created multiple businesses, often as the offshoots of performance art.[1][2] These include Branded Fruit, which sells fruit with printed corporate logos.[3]
Dialup
[edit]Dialup is an app that connects strangers for phone calls on pre-determined topics.[4] It powers her related project QuarantineChat.[5]
Blue Check Homes
[edit]On Friday January 29th 2021, Baskin launched a fake service (bluecheckhomes.com) for public figures to adorn their homes with physical blue check crests, as a satire on then Twitter’s blue checks.[6] Hundreds attempted to sign-up for the service which mimicked Twitter’s verification process.[7]
Spirit Halloween at vacant Google office
[edit]Baskin made and posted a replica of a Spirit Halloween Store banner on a vacant Google office in San Francisco on Monday September 20th 2021.[8] She recruited a group of friends to dress-up as Spirit store staff at the installation.[9]
SF 7-Eleven Onigiri Installation
[edit]On Thursday March 21st 2024, Baskin installed home made onigiri snacks packaged in wrapping with then San Francisco mayor London Breed’s face on them inside a 7-Eleven store in San Francisco.[10] Baskin announced the onigiri on social media which was widely viewed and resulted in customers asking store employees for them.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Artist, Provocateur, Businesswoman or Satirist? Yes". The Nob Hill Gazette. 8 January 2019.
- ↑ "For the Entrepreneurial Performance Artist Danielle Baskin, the Internet is a Stage". Observer. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ↑ Segran, Elizabeth (12 December 2018). "The hot new conference swag favored by Lyft, WordPress, and Twitter". Fast Company. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ↑ "This Artist-Made App is Bringing Back Telephone Culture, One Call at a Time". KQED. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ↑ Collins, Leah; Hosein, Lise (16 April 2020). "This is what happens when you sign up for phone calls from quarantined strangers". CBC. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ↑ Bartlett, Amanda (2 February 2021). "The story behind 'Blue Check Homes': How an SF artist created a fake company that fooled thousands". SFGATE. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Williams, Annabelle (3 February 2021). "An artist created a satirical 'blue-check homes' website for influencers to 'verify' their houses. Hundreds of people signed up". Business Insider. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Barmann, Jay (22 September 2021). "SF Artist Lampoons Empty Downtown Spaces By Covering Google Office Sign With Spirit Halloween Store Sign". SFist. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Gentile, Dan (20 September 2021). "San Francisco prank artist turns 'ghost town' Google office into a Spirit Halloween store". SFGATE. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Saria, Lauren; de Guzman, Dianne (22 March 2024). "Unraveling the Mystery of San Francisco 7-Eleven Stores Selling Onigiri With the Mayor's Face on Them". Eater SF. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Secon, Holly (24 March 2022). "Fake Post About SF 7-Eleven Stores Selling Onigiri With the Mayor's Face on Them Goes Viral". SFist. Retrieved 24 May 2026.