“They showed [the mayor] ‘Flock’ and he went crazy,” Farrah said. “He loved it.”

So what if San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom wasn’t referring to Flock, the browser? It still looks cool.

And not only that, but apparently the artist is expecting similar reviews for his ‘Flock’:

“It won’t be so readily accepted and people will say, ‘What the hell is that?’ which is always good,” he said.

Kindred, misunderstood artists — aren’t we all?

Author: Chris Messina

Head of West Coast Business Development at Republic. Ever-curious product designer and technologist. Hashtag inventor. Previously: Molly.com (YC W18), Uber, Google.

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