Are Hologram Tupac and Hologram Freddie Mercury Nostalgia or New Aesthetic? | Idea Channel | PBS

Everyone has already heard about the Tupac Hologram that played at Coachella earlier this year. But with Queen's recent announcement of a Hologram Freddie Mercury and TLC's plans for a Hologram Lisa Left Eye Lopes, it looks Hologram pop stars are here to stay. At first glance it might seem like this is just more of the same old nostalgia, but we think these Holo-Popstars represent something much bigger and entirely new. They are the heralds of New Aesthetic, a hotly debated new art movement dedicated to the blending of art and technology.

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[griffindean88]

It bugs me that tupac is getting all the attention but the gorillaz have been doing it for years

[cptorangutang2]

He made music which was popular. He's a Pop star. Deal with it.

[hystericaldominolego]

The past, the present, and the future walk into a bar. Then things get tense.

[reflexez772]

you're an idiot

[Lastjedi53622]

Tupac wasn't a "pop star", Justin bieber, beyonce are pop stars. Tupac was a rapper and even more so a thug. Get your facts straight.

[Mark Arandjus]

Didn't know Brian May is an astrophysicist. I should be im pressed, but he already maxed-out his awesome-o-meter a long time ago.

Nothing he does can make him more awesome, he's Brian May.

[James Pruitt]

They should make a Psy hologram! Oh, wait...

[mrterry0086]

What the hell is up with the sound???

[TheColoradoJerk]

Licensing?

[Crispy Bacon]

2:31

LooooVVVVe ME!

[jade jimenez]

I think this is a broad question. The reasoning behind going to the concert is probably nostalgic moments, but the actual experience can be new aesthetic.