An image of Gerhard Richter‘s “Ema”, part of an exhibition currently at the Pompidou Center, was censored by Facebook, sparking a debate on art and internet filters.  The image has since been re-posted.

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‪‬Graffiti artist David Choe was paid in Facebook stock options for painting the walls of the first Facebook Headquarters, now estimated to be worth more than $200 million when Facebook goes public. Although the shares were less than .25 percent of the company, the payout may be more than Damien Hirst’s record-breaking $200.7 million Sotheby’s auction in 2008. [AO Newslink]

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