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#EmojiArtHistory
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About
#EmojiArtHistory is a Twitter hashtag associated with various strings of emoji characters that are supposed to be reinterpretations of famous artworks throughout history.
Origin
The idea for the hashtag came from a Tumblr post submitted by ladiesupfront[1] on the evening of January 24th, which featured four iPhone screenshots of text messages sent from a friend who tried to recreate artistic masterpieces with emoji characters.
![1a9.jpeg Untitled (Perfect Lovers) by Felix Gonzalez-Torres (ART JOKE!!) A Cindy Sherman Series A Nikki Lee series +Damien Hirst I'm too sad to tell you (1970 by Bas Jan Ader Rhythm 2, 1974 by Marina Abramovic](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/000/499/593/1a9.jpeg)
![991.jpg Andy Goldsworthy Nan Goldin Dan Flavin Ugh I need to stop Sorry!!! Donald Judd I swear that's the end of them!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/000/499/596/991.jpg)
On February 11th, Brooklyn-based artist Man Bartlett reblogged[2] the photoset, leading him to use the hashtag #EmojiArtHistory[4] for the first time on Twitter with an emoji of a man and a gun to represent Chris Burdenโs 1971 conceptual performance piece, Shoot.
![b5c.png y Follow ManBartlett Chris Burden, Shoot #emojiarthistory](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/499/597/b5c.png)
Spread
Also on February 11th, art blog Hyperallergic[3] featured a compilation post showcasing dozens of emoji art tweets, which further amplified the usage of #EmojiArtHistory to 1533 times that day alone.[5] The next day, several art galleries and museums including Los Angelesโ J. Paul Getty Museum[6] and Londonโs Tate Modern[7] paid their homage to famous artworks with emoji tweets. On February 13th and 14th, #EmojiArtHistory tweets were featured on numerous art news blogs, such as ArtInfo[8], the Nashville Scene[9], Art Fag City,[10] Animal New York[11] and Complex Art&Design,[12] as well as internet news and culture sites The Daily Dot[13], Wired[14] and the Daily What.[15]
Notable Examples
![260.jpg ๆญฅFollow Man @ManBartlett Hahahahah #emo..arthistory RT @alexrolfe: @ManBartlett +ๅ@American Gothic](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/499/619/260.jpg)
![caa.jpg 13m Man ไธพ่ฎก่ณ่ฎกไธพ Cai Guo-Qiang #emojiarthistory](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/499/620/caa.jpg)
![a9f.jpg ccfuldner Follow โผ WalnutWood Diane Arbus #emojiarthistory @hyperallergic Reply ๋ค Retweet โ
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![f72.jpg Follow Jonny Gray @Bungy32 #emojiarthistory.ใฑๅต!ใฑ้ใฑ้!! Ti Judy Chicago, The Dinner Party @ManBartlett](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/499/636/f72.jpg)
![c7d.jpg J. Paul Getty Museum e @GettyMuseum y Follow โผ #emojiarthistory Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, Flower Still Life ฮจ 4 W ้่ฑ pic.twitter.com/yuMU97YC ๅ่](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/499/628/c7d.jpg)
![451.jpg mrb @mrb_bk Smithson's "Spiral Jetty" #emojiarthistory 2/12/13, 5:29 AM](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/499/637/451.jpg)
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External References
[1] Tumblr โ ladiesupfront: In which I discover the seemingly limitless possibilities of emoji jokes and annoy my friends because I think Iโm clever.
[2] Tumblr โ manbartlett: the art world according to emoji
[3] Hyperallergic โ Emoji Art History
[4] Twitter โ Tweet results for #emojiarthistory
[5] Topsy โ Statistics for #emojiarthistory
[6] Twitter โ @GettyMuseum's Tweet
[7] Twitter โ @Tate's Tweet
[8] ArtInfo โ Twitterati Goes Crazy For Nerdy New Art Meme #EmojiArtHistory
[9] Nashville Scene โ Emoji Art History: Our Favorite Arty Twitter Trend
[10] Art Fag City โ Massive Links! #Emojiarthistory Edition!
[11] Animal New York โ BEST NEW ART MEME: #EMOJIARTHISTORY
[12] Complex Art & Design โ All Hail the Father of Emoji Art History
[13] The Daily Dot โ Reinterpreting classic works of art with #emojiarthistory
[14] Wired โ Twitter Turns Fine Art Into Emoticons With #EmojiArtHistory
[15] The Daily What โ Twitter Hashtag of the Day: #EmojiArtHistory
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