Has_not_been_viewed_much(iamwillwang.com)
349 points by wxw 12 hours ago | 90 comments
tl;dr: The Art Institute of Chicago's API exposes a `has_not_been_viewed_much` boolean field on artworks, which flags pieces viewed fewer than 200 times on their website since January 1, 2010. The author invites readers to browse these overlooked works.
HN Discussion:
  • Users sharing specific artworks they discovered and enjoyed through the tool
  • Feeling of reverence or unease about viewing something meant to be overlooked
  • Analogies to similar projects surfacing overlooked content (library books, Forgotify)
  • Curiosity about the technical implementation of the view-counting field
  • ~Philosophical observation that viewing these works paradoxically removes them from the pool