A new visitor experience survey at the Louvre Museum has revealed that 51% of male respondents believe Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa "should smile more." The finding highlights a specific demographic's critique of the artwork's famously enigmatic expression.
This satirical report underscores persistent issues of gendered perception and entitlement in art viewership. It uses humor to critique the tendency of some audiences to project personal expectations onto historic masterpieces, questioning who feels empowered to dictate how art—and by extension, the subjects it portrays—should behave.