Black square was painted by Malevich around 1915.

The original meme is straight up Nazi propaganda. The Nazis and fascists in general are big on enforcing a correct view of what good art is. Anytime there is someone who has a very negative view of modern art beyond simply not caring for it, it’s a red flag. Those sort of people are either vulnerable to fascism or are already fascists.

I’m so glad we are reposting trash takes from Reddit under the guise of shitposting