The Persistence of Chaos
Introduction
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***The Persistence of Chaos*** is a work of [art](/wiki/Art "Art") consisting of a laptop that contains six [computer viruses](/wiki/Computer_virus "Computer virus"), [worms](/wiki/Computer_worm "Computer worm"), and pieces of [malware](/wiki/Malware "Malware") that have caused major damage. The artwork was created in 2019 by artist [Guo O Dong](/wiki/Guo_O_Dong "Guo O Dong") and the collective [MSCHF](/wiki/MSCHF "MSCHF"), and sold at auction for $1,345,000 in May 2019\. Guo O Dong described it as a [bestiary](/wiki/Bestiary "Bestiary") for historical malware, and expressed concern about the high price for which it sold, stating that he would either spend the money on another project or burn it.


What collective was involved in creating the artwork 'The Persistence of Chaos'?