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Asians Meet New Yellow Emoji with Frowny Face
Apple’s new release of iOS 8.3 beta and OS X 10.10.3 beta for testers includes a long-awaited emoji update, with new, racially diverse humanoid emoji.
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After Protesting Sexual Violence, Afghan Artist Forced into Hiding
An Afghan artist who enacted a performance against sexual molestation in a crowded Kabul marketplace has been forced into hiding, AFP reported.
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The Many Faces of Cindy Sherman, Turned into Emoji
There are few human emotions that have not been captured, in one series or another, by Cindy Sherman.
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Black Lives Matter Demonstrators Stage Die-In at the Armory Show
On Saturday a group of artists and activists staged a protest at the Armory Show art fair, performing music, poetry, a dramatic reading of Eric Garner's last words, and staging a die-in.
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World Press Photo Strips First Prize Winner for "Misleading Information"
Last Wednesday, World Press Photo (WPP) officially stripped photojournalist Giovanni Troilo of the First Prize in Contemporary Issues awarded to him in February for the 10-photo series The Dark Heart of Europe.
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UK Institutions Relying Less on Corporate Sponsorship
In January, many were surprised to find that BP's controversial sponsorship of Tate Britain represented a relatively small slice of its overall funding.
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A Dying Wish to See Rembrandt Paintings, Fulfilled
After hours this week at the Rijksmuseum's Late Rembrandt exhibition, which focuses on the artist's final years, three terminally ill patients viewed the paintings in solitude.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: Hans Haacke's "Gift Horse" was unveiled in London's Trafalgar Square, the Smithsonian and Palace of Versailles banned selfie sticks, and a 68-year-old German pensioner commenced his search for the long lost "Amber Room."
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The Chemistry of Why van Gogh Reds Are Going White
Vincent van Gogh's reds have been turning white, but the exact reason why has remained unclear.
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Egypt Plans Skyscraper Inspired by Giza Pyramids
For centuries, tourists have flocked to Cairo to behold the Pyramids of Giza firsthand.
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Archaeologists Are Creating a Database of Endangered Sites
Scholars estimate that in North Africa and the Middle East alone, there could be up to five million archaeological sites. The majority are still unknown or else have never been officially recorded.
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Crimes of the Art
On this week's art crime blotter: Brothers trying to offload fake Goya get conned, gallery manager siphons off $450,000 from Botero sale, and French thieves make off with the King of Siam's crown.