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  • Collection: New Norms and Social Realities

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A stencil on pavement reading "Wash Hands Call Grandma"

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A roll of toilet paper with the German flag, placed over tags and throwies on a well-used wall.

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A bottle of pills, tipped on its side, reads "#19 Covid." This may refer to untested treatments that could potentially put the population at risk.

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An image of Alice in Wonderland wearing a face mask that says "smile more," both referencing social distancing and the patriarchy (critiquing the frequent expectation that women smile on demand).

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A pink stylized representation of the Coronavirus with text reading "Vaccinate Me, Daddy."

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A stylized virus with text reading "Free Hugs."

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A grave marker with text reading "Wash Your Hands," indicating that a failure to wash hands puts one at risk when faced with a potentially deadly virus.

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Portrait of a woman with dramatic yellow lilies in her hair, wearing a face mask.

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A stylized virus with text reading "Looking 4 Drugs," referring to the ongoing search for a vaccination against or treatment for the virus.

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A stylized lotus flower with text reading "Namaste 6 feet away"

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A roll of toilet paper with text reading "American Hoarder Story."

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Vibrant spray-painted mural of an oversize toilet roll with a bird perched on top

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A sexy woman in lingerie poses seductively, while also wearing a face mask. Text reads "sooooo over quarantine."

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Hands folding in prayer, evoking Christian imagery. Soap bubbles and water are visible on the figure's hands, transforming prayer into hand washing. In the context of President Trump's declaration that a "miracle" will come, this image reminds us…

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In this mural/installation that spans across two buildings, a man and a woman face each other, but are separated by a void (filled with a rendition of the virus). From the artist: "The COVID-19 pandemic is about - among many others - distance; humans…

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Openings on a tour bus window with gloves that would allow the tourist to break out of the bubble. Reminiscent of a neonatal crib. The work illustrates an critique of tourism in the times of the pandemic and thereafter.

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Text reading "We Shall Touch Tomorrow" on a purple poster with forget-me-nots seen in silhouette.

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A semi-abstract mural in the center of Vienna critiques the impulse towards hoarding groceries in the COVID-19 crisis. With the artists' tag—RUIN—stylized in the background, the piece juxtaposes an empty shopping bag attributed to Billa (one of the…

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A tag placed atop a mural by the artist ATH1281 reads "COVID-19 was here." There is an additional tag reading "WTF GUYS." The intervention appeared around the time of the lifting of Greece's lockdown on May 4.

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A graffitied slogan on a metal construction fence reads "Go with the flu." The humorous piece appeared alongside several more political interventions in the neighborhood of Exarcheia, which is known as an "anarchist fortress."
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