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Charlie Hebdo Cartoonist Will No Longer Draw Mohammed
The surviving Charlie Hebdo cartoonist who frequently drew Mohammed for the newspaper has announced he's retiring the character.
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Syrian President Seeks Investors to Rebuild Aleppo's Bombed-Out Old City
A group of archaeologists and urban planning experts in Germany say that President Bashar al-Assad is already seeing dollar signs in the ruins of his country's cities.
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New York Will Develop a Citywide Culture Plan by 2017
On Tuesday New York's City Council approved by a vote of 49 to 0 an amendment to the municipal charter to create a comprehensive, citywide cultural plan.
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New York's Museum of Biblical Art Will Close Permanently in June
The Museum of Biblical Art's (MOBIA) trustees announced today that when its current exhibition of Donatello sculptures closes in June, the museum will shut down.
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Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: Elton John's glasses stolen from museum, a Basquiat painting disappears in breakup, and a sexy hay bale sculpture offends Aussies.
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Open-Source Maps Help Guide Nepalese Earthquake Relief
A crucial need in any rescue effort — perhaps just as important to saving lives as medical supplies, food, and tents — is an up-to-date map that humanitarian workers can use to more efficiently navigate the rubble.
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Baltimore Police Beat and Detain Photojournalists During Freddie Gray Protests
One photojournalist was beaten by Baltimore police and another detained on Saturday night during protests in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: Christo unveiled plans for a new project, two publications explore Le Corbusier's links to fascism, a trove of WPA art was found in a library, and Rockwell's "Rosie the Riveter" passed away.
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Student Accused of Rape by Mattress-Carrying Artist Sues Columbia University
A student has filed a lawsuit against Columbia University, its board of trustees, Columbia President Lee Bollinger, and art professor Jon Kessler, over Emma Sulkowicz's senior thesis project.
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Kenyan Government Denounces the Country's Venice Biennale Pavilion
Outrage had been growing within Kenya's artistic community ever since it was announced that only one Kenyan had been selected to represent the country at this year's biennale.
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Outrage in China Over Replicas of Its Own Historic Sites
Controversy has erupted over two replicas of important heritage sites in China, a country famous for its many reproductions of other nations' famous structures.
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The French Love Hearts, Canadians Prefer Poop, and Other Emoji Trends
A new report breaking down emoji use by country and language found that hearts make up 55% of emoji typed by French speakers. That’s four times the international average.