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"Emojis have changed the way we communicate. But the playful Japanese icons aren't just a whimsical form of texting \u2014 they are the art of the 21st century. \nTo honor the most creative uses of emoji in the art world, Mashable is partnering with the Emoji Design and Art Show in New York City. The event strives to showcase innovative ways the smileys are popping up in pop culture. \n\nSee also: 10 Emojis We Wish Existed\n\"From cave paintings, to hieroglyphics, to religious and mythological symbols encoded in traditional painting and sculpture, we\u2019ve been communicating through images since the dawn of mankind \u2014 but its dominance in culture today, especially among millennials, seems to indicate a greater shift in our approach to self-expression,\" the event's organizers shared. \nThe showcase will include art in any medium, including on and offline paintings, sculptures, videos or performances. \nSubmissions are due by Nov. 8 on the event's website. \nBONUS: Read 20 Great Books in 2 Minutes, Emoji Style\n \n\n\nGreat Emoji Literature\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLet's start with an easy one for all you nerds. No doubt you've read this already.Answer: Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnswer: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnswer: A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnswer: Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHere's one that gives you a clue to the plot of the book rather than its title.\nAnswer: Animal Farm by George Orwell\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnswer: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnswer: Carrie by Stephen King\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnswer: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnswer: 1984 by George Orwell\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnswer: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnswer: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnswer: Oranges are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnswer: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnswer: A Kiss Before Dying by Ira Levin\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnswer: Rabbit Run by John Updike\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnswer: Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnswer: War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnswer: Watership Down by Richard Adams\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnswer: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnswer: Farewell My Lovely by Raymond Chandler\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Mashable composite, image courtesy of Open Clipart Library, ricardomaia"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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