Required Reading

This week, a history of emoticons, Barocci in London, LA’s architecture mess, the birth of the Garbage Pail Kids, William Eggleston and baseball, how China censors social media, and more.

This week, commentary on the Cariou v Prince ruling, architecture on the brain, churnalism, the 9/11 museum, reaction GIFs about art handling, the White House takes a stand on the GIF, and more.

This week, anger at MoMA’s plan to destroy the American Folk Art Museum building, art market tidbits, the Digital Library of America, academia’s servants, foundational principles, and more.

This week, the economic imperative for investing in art, dogs in pantyhose, the Renoir thief, sexism in architecture, street art in Palestine, GIF search engines, and more.

This week, death of the gallery show, Ellis Island closed, Sharjah Biennial opens, Abramović reflects on the beauty of a glass of water, problems for looking at art with Google, NYPD is tracking criminals using photos on social media, the corporate role in the Harlem Shake, and more.

This week, is it art (again), Toyo Ito wins Pritzker Prize, debating the creative class, Penn Station & LA MOCA problems, 20 Top Artist Grants and Fellowships, heavy metal in a London museum, how Iran censors the web, and more.

This week, US is tops, LA’s MOCA drama in GIFs, UAE’s censorship problems, Michael Crichton on Jasper Johns, The Thing is back, and more.