James Franco Wants To Put Thoughts In A Museum With Your Money

Proving, once again, that good-looking rich people can get away with anything, James Franco has started a conceptual art project called “MONA”. The acronym stands for Museum of Non-Visible Art with some less attractive friends of his. Not only does he want you all to come check it out, he wants you to pitch in a few bucks. I guess he got a bum deal on Spiderman royalties?

Though the Holy Taco staff is not a batch of formally trained art critics, we are able to see and we do posses a sense of logic. That’s why the idea of MONA sounds like an absolutely awful one. From MONA’s kickstarter page:

The Non-Visible Museum is an extravaganza of imagination, a museum that reminds us that we live in two worlds: the physical world of sight and the non-visible world of thought. Composed entirely of ideas, the Non-Visible Museum redefines the concept of what is real. Although the artworks themselves are not visible, the descriptions open our eyes to a parallel world built of images and words. This world is not visible, but it is real, perhaps more real, in many ways, than the world of matter, and it is also for sale.

Important Note: When you contribute to this Kickstarter project, you are not buying a visible piece of art! You will not receive a painting or a film or a photograph in your mailbox. What you will receive is something even more fascinating: The opportunity to collaborate in an act of artistic creation. You will receive a title card with a description of a piece of art, as well as a letter of authentication. You may mount this card on a blank wall in your home or gallery. What comes next is up to you!

It’s really kind of inspiring, and it should show you that if you commit to something hard enough, and you become part of a circle of detached, weirdo Hollywood types, you too can do whatever the hell you want to using other people’s money. Check out the video pitch, it’s confusingly hilarious!