The discovery of a new illustration by the hand of the elusive artist known as stagecoach has sent shockwaves through the art world. The work, rendered on a piece of plain yellow paper, depicts a unique and groundbreaking interpretation of Pikachu, a character from the wildly successful Pokémon franchise. Its backside reveals the title “Peek of Chu”. […]
[…] For others in the art world, stagecoach’s latest masterpiece has provoked an existential crisis. An employee of Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum, who spoke to us on condition of anonymity, said the museum’s staff has been demoralized by the discovery. “There’s this overwhelming sense of defeat and futility among leadership. We’ve been running this museum for so long, spent so much of our time curating our collection of Van Gogh’s paintings and sharing his story, and it all just seems so insignificant now.” […]
[…] The Pokémon Company has yet to release an official statement, though word is that many senior members of their design staff have handed in their resignations shortly after witnessing the “Peek of Chu”. […]
