Thanks to Shigetaka Kurita, the world is celebrating World Emoji Day today. But did he create the world’s first emoji? Emojis have been included in most of what society now calls “millennial conversation.” Kurita, a Japanese graphic designer, was said to be the father of the world’s first emoji. Kurita was with NTT
Solo exhibitions for Yayoi Kusama and Turner Prize-winning artist Lubaina Himid will lead Tate s blockbuster exhibition, unveiled today. Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Rooms — an immersive installation where Londoners will be able to experience endless reflections of themselves — was initially intended to open in May this year. This display and Himid s
Take a trip inside historic Parisian art museum the Louvre as it re-opens following an unprecedented four-month closure with new short film Rusted Caravaggios, which comes from Egyptian-American filmmaker Sam Abbas. Based in Paris during the lockdown, Abbas, whose credits include features Alia’s Birth and The Wedding, jumped at the opportunity to film
A major augmented reality artwork debuted July 4 at sites in six U.S. cities, including the Art Museum steps in Philly, according to its organizers. Viewers who download an app and take their phones to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway will be able to watch artist Nancy Baker Cahill’s work Liberty Bell appear, Pokémon
“The Girl Can’t Help It” is a 1956 film by Frank Tashlin about a young woman, played by Jayne Mansfield, who dreams of being a star vocalist. Some consider it the first rock ‘n’ roll music video ever made; built into the story line were full versions of song performances by Eddie Cochran
Organisers of a Van Gogh show in Toronto have had a novel idea: offering art lovers a drive-in option during the Coronavirus crisis. As Canada’s largest city gradually comes out of lockdown, the exhibit began this week with two viewing areas in a huge Toronto warehouse: one area with social distancing circles on
In times of crisis, such as the global outbreak of an infectious disease, some might argue that society cannot be bothered with such a luxury as art. Practicality and austerity, they say, are called for now, not luxury. But local artists would disagree. In fact, some of them say that art is precisely
Ennio Morricone, the Oscar-winning Italian composer best known for his immersive work on Sergio Leone’s spaghetti Westerns, has died. A lawyer for Morricone confirmed that the composer died in a Rome hospital after falling and breaking his leg. He was 91. The Maestro’s vast body of work encompasses more than 500 films, from
Cinema is back at last! Less with a big, cannonball splash off the high board than a tentative, slow-motion easing in, as if entering a very cold swimming pool, potentially containing piranhas. But still, it’s back! With lockdowns and restrictions on public venues easing in the UK and the US, the big cinema
The U.K. government is to exempt some leading U.S. actors, such as Tom Cruise, and crew from its 14-day travel quarantine to allow Hollywood blockbusters to resume production. The move follows a conversation between culture secretary Oliver Dowden and Cruise earlier this week about restarting filming on the latest “Mission: Impossible” movie. The