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New York Designer Creates Iconic Cindy Sherman Emoticons
Emoticons have been around for a while, beginning as a childish and simplistic way of expressing emotions in messaging, they have since become...
Museums in England Generate £2.64bn And Employ 40,000 People
According to a report published last week by Arts Council England (ACE), Museums and Galleries in England create £2.64bn of income a year and...
Mark Rothko Masterpiece No. 36 To Be Auctioned At Christie’s
Christie’s is auctioning Mark Rothko's masterpiece No. 36 (Black Stripe), 1958, from the collection of the Museum Frieder Burda in Baden-Baden - one...
Gerhard Richter Reveals Horror At His $30 Million Record Price For Top Living Artist
Artist Gerhard Richter, the world-famous German painter, has expressed his incredulity at the astronomical sums of money paid for his works, telling...
NY Armory Week Closes With Buoyant Sales Across The Board
New York’s oldest established art fair for modern and contemporary works returned to Piers 92 & 94 from March 5-8 in what has been hailed as...
Gustav Klimt: Beethoven Frieze Restitution Panel Votes No To Return
Gustav Klimt's murals, The Beethoven Frieze should not be returned to the family of the original Jewish owners, an Austrian panel has decided. The...
Did You Know That Mr. Spock Actor Leonard Nimoy Was A Photographer?
Leonard Nimoy, who most sci-fi fans knew as the permanently 'fascinated' Mr Spock from the original Star Trek series and subsequent film franchise,...
US Artist Paul McCarthy Designs $30,000 Skateboard For Skateroom Charity
The American artist Paul McCarthy has collaborated with the Brussels-based charity initiative, The Skateroom, to create a series of skateboard...
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Marks 25 Years Since Unsolved Theft
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is highlighting the theft of 13 important masterpieces by marking the 25th anniversary of the heist. The robbery...
Rook & Raven Presents Kirstie MacLeod’s First UK Solo Exhibition
Rook & Raven presents 'Punctured Perspectives', the first UK solo show of British artist Kirstie MacLeod - exhibiting a wide spectrum of work...
Bjork Creates First-ever Augmented Audio Guide To Accompany MoMa Retrospective
The first-ever augmented audio guide has been created to accompany a new retrospective exhibition of the Icelandic artist Bjork, at New York's...
French Court Rules It Has Jurisdiction In Gustave Courbet Facebook Case
In January of this year a French Facebook user took the social media giant to court after his account was closed down after he posted an image of...