The week ahead: November 25 to December 1
A look at what’s coming up on the East Coast and around the world.
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Baltimore neighborhoods
Baltimore street photographers
Year in review
Freddie Gray: protests, aftermath
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A. Aubrey Bodine
Viewing Baltimore from above
5 Pointz repainted and erased overnight in Queens, New York
Queens’ graffiti space is no more. The series of properties that served as a renowned haven for artists was painted over early Tuesday morning.
Mirrors provide Norwegian village with sunshine, world’s largest ball pit, thinking pink in Yemen, zombies in the Philippines
Mirrors provide Norwegian village with sunshine, world’s largest ball pit, thinking pink in Yemen, zombies in the Philippines and more in today’s daily brief.
Oct. 23 Photo Brief: Landscape portrait, clown convention, new species of monkey, endangered tiger
Landscape portrait, clown convention, new species of monkey, endangered tiger and more in today’s daily brief.
Oct. 14 Photo Brief: Tiny toy soldier art, South Asians celebrate annual festivals and housing demand climbs in Myanmar
Tiny toy soldier art, South Asian celebrate annual festivals, housing demand climbs in Myanmar and more in today’s daily brief.
August 26 Photo Brief: Notting Hill Carnival takes to London streets, protests and unrest continue in Middle East and art mimics life in South Korea
Notting Hill Carnival takes to London streets, protests and unrest continue in Middle East, art mimics life in South Korea, and more in today’s daily photo brief.
Recycling found objects into garden art
Sherrill Cooper, a Finksburg artist, has filled her garden with sculptures and pieces made from found objects. View photos of Cooper’s art.
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July 25 Photo Brief: A view of the Sun’s surface, military training for puppies, train crash in Spain
A view of the Sun’s surface via NASA, military training for puppies in Belarus, train crash in Spain said to be one of Europe’s worst rail disasters and more in today’s daily brief. | Warning: Some photos may depict injury and/or death.
On the ledge of London’s new “Dalston House” art installation
Argentine artist Leandro Erlich created a “house of mirrors,” or mirror, as part of the “Beyond Barbican” summer series of events in east London. A replica front of a late nineteenth-century Victorian terraced house, the interactive installation is built on the ground with a large mirror suspended above. The resulting effect is captured in the photos below.
Gummy guns, cozy tanks and other violent works of art
Reactionary art inspired by violence continues to be a confrontational theme for many of today’s artists. The following works take aim at the illegal arms trade between U.S. and Mexico, domestic violence against women, recycling firearms into musical instruments, “Knitting for peace” and more.