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Artist Tré Reising's A lot went down this week in the weird and wild world of Art. Some things were more scandalous than others, some were just plain wacky—but all of them are worth knowing about. Without further ado: + "Tears of Joy" becomes the first ever emoji to win Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year award. [Washington Post]+ Marina Abramovic was rushed to the hospital on Thursday before a performance at the Park Avenue Armory, although her gallerist says otherwise. [Artnet]+ After appeal, Saudi Arabian artist/poet Ashraf Fayadh was sentenced to death. [The Independent]+ Female Arab artisans painted two large scale murals at the UN last week for Our Mother's House, a celebration of their work and the dying art form they pursue. [The Art Newspaper] + France is offering asylum for artworks threatened by ISIS attacks. [Art Forum] [via](http:// http://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/161445/)+ Art history nerd rejoice: The exact location of Vermeer’s Little Street has been found at long last. [[The Art Newspaper](http:// http://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/161445/)]+ Alec Baldwin accidentally bought a $95,000 Pat Steir painting at an Artwalk live auction. [Artnet News]+ Soon you and your loved ones will be able to memorialize your favorite tattoos after you die. The method: cut and frame. [[WTVR](http:// http://wtvr.com/2015/11/17/tattoo-preservation-method-cuts-frames-the-art-after-death/ v) via ArtFCity]+ At last week's Real Estate Summit at the Brooklyn Museum, artist mounted a protest with signs and lines of yellow caution tape reading, "Gentrification in Progress." [Hyperallergic]via+ The Guerrilla Girls are campaigning against art-buying billionaires. [The Art Newspaper]+ Constant Dullaart wins the 2015 Prix Net Art for $10,000. [Artforum]+ The skull of the real life Winnie the Pooh—the one that inspired everyone's favorite, overweight animal—goes on display in London. [The New York Times]+ These are all the germs on your average New York subway pole—looks like everybody is getting a daily dose of E. Coli to balance out that commute coffee. [Gothamist]+ Our Drone Future, by Alex Cornell, sports fully drone-based cinematography. [The Economist]+ This new Francis Bacon catalog reveals over 100 unseen works by the eerie artist. [The Guardian]+ This is the Louvre’s director’s 50-point plan to respond to ISIS's reign of cultural destruction. [The Art Newspaper]+ The world’s tallest building, "The Bride of Iraq," is being planned for Basra. [The Guardian]via+ The 2016 New York Taxi Drivers calendar is sexier than ever. [Gothamist] + Masterworks from Rubens, Tintoretto, and more have been stolen from the Museo Civico di Castelvecchio in Verona. [The Art Newspaper]+ At this end of this year, the ads on San Francisco's minibuses will get an art makeover. [SF Chronicle]+ There is a Bill Murray art show London. [The Guardian]Did we miss any pressing art world stories? Let us know in the comments below!Related:The World Goes Blue, White, and Red for ParisScarecrow Punches Tin Man, Chinese Artist Actually French: Last Week in ArtA Pot-Themed Art Show Heads to California: Last Week in ArtHappy Birthday, Mr. Picasso: Last Week in ArtPlayboy Quits Nudes, Vanity Fair Finds "Ermahgerd" Girl: Last Week in ArtAn ISIS Amusement Park and "Migrant Chic": Last Week In ArtThe Mysterious Death of an Art Thief & Deep Dream Make-Up: Last Week in ArtLeonardo DiCaprio Did Not Paint the Mona Lisa: Last Week in ArtAn Artist Painted Putin with Her Breasts: Last Week in ArtVivienne Westwood's Tank, Anish Kapoor Gets Sued, & #KanyeForPresident: Last Week in Art'Assassin's Creed' Art Collectors and Nicolas Cage's Bugatti: Last Week in ArtBurning Man Bans Glitter: Last Week in ArtJohn Travolta as King Solomon and #UFARTED: Last Week in ArtZimbabwe's Human Skulls and Flea's Bees: Last Week in Art'Berenstain' Bears and the #SelfieWithLenin: Last Week in ArtA Pop-Up Church of Scientology and a Farewell to Wallspace: Last Week in Art800,000 Ceramic Puppies, and Madonna vs. Picasso: Last Week in ArtAx-Wielding Artists and Cosby Controversies: Last Week in Art"Obey" Arrested, Dead Bodies Sought: Last Week in Art
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