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A$AP Rocky's New Instagram Artwork Cost Him 100,000 Followers

A longform art experiment has taken over the rapper's account.

Two weeks ago, A$AP Rocky's Instagram feed started getting a whole lot more abstract. Now, it's a huge, colorful, cryptic work of art.

What started as a steady stream of darkening gray squares turned into a giant digital collage intended to be viewed on a smartphone screen. While the end result is an undeniably cool and interesting way to debut new artwork, some fans weren't into the frustrating, piece-by-piece reveal that sometimes clogged their feeds with nothing more than blank squares. The longform art piece has ultimately caused about 100,000 followers to drop off Rocky's feed.

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The "digital installation" was a collaboration with Robert Gallardo, a member of the rapper's new internal creative team, AWGE. It also sampled work by artists Daniel Arsham and Tan Camera.

Check out a Vine of the completed piece below.

A$AP Rocky's next album, At.Long.Last.A$AP, arrives June 2 via ASAP Worldwide and RCA.

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