When will Facebook's running battle with art end?Art fans will be familiar with the steady drip of stories about the social media giant taking works offline for obscenity. It's become such a common story that we decided to investigate the questions raised....
While the names Stephen Alesch and Robin Standefer may not immediately ring a bell for some, many of their now-iconic works would likely be immediately recognizable. Take, for example, the top of the scandal-baiting Standard Hotel. When he...
Burberry beat out Lady Gaga at Philip Treacy, Vivienne Westwood, and Topshop for being the most talked about brand during London Fashion Week, according to business information group, Precise.Burberry can thank One Direction’s Harry Styles for its popularity...
We were quite surprised last year when Facebook took down a photo posted by the New York Academy of Art on our page. It never occurred to us that the school, one of the world’s leading institutions teaching art studio skills and techniques, drawing, painting...
Our most-talked-about stories in Art, Design & Architecture, Fashion & Style, and Performing Arts, July 30-August 3, 2012:ART— Facebook was accused of censorship when it removed a nude painting by Gerhard Richter from the Pompidou...
PARIS — The French blog “Les Notes de Véculture” sounded the alarm recently when Facebook removed an image of Gerhard Richter’s “Ema” from the Pompidou Center’s Facebook page. The museum’s Richter retrospective is running from June 6 through September 24 and...
