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  • Collection: New Norms and Social Realities

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Subway closed for disinfection (and possibly to reduce the number of homeless people sleeping on trains) during Covid-19. A significant change for the city and its residents.

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A black horse against a white ground, seen in profile. Text on the horse's blanket reads "SEDE IN DOMO TUA/LAVA MANUS" (Stay at Home/Wash Hands).

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A poster intended to be printed at 6'10". Stencil-style text (in black) reads "6 FT is not just a rule(r) to keep us all safe. It is a love note. A kindness. It's solidarity in action." A large red arrow (in hand-drawn style) marks off 6 feet.

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A pirate with a bandana holds onto a mast. At the top of the mast is a blue face mask. In the left hand of the pirate is a paintbrush. To the right, "Yo Ho A Mask's Life For Me" is written in red.

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A toddler holds a face mask and looks at with affection; the newest generation's first memories will be full of face masks and social distancing. The image of the toddler is created with a wheatpaste photograph; text in black Sharpie reads "A new…

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A wheatpaste reads "Abolish Human Contact" with a red virus ball.

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A mural of an enlarged, bloodshot human eye. Instead of the pupil is the coronavirus. The eye is staring directly at the viewer.

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

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This piece depicts a crowd of animals protesting the growing agitation against Covid-19 lockdowns in the United Kingdom. Lead by a monkey yelling through a megaphone, a rhinoceros holds a sign that says "Long Live the Lockdown!," while a polar bear…

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A wheatpasted photograph of person wearing a full hazmat suit accompanied by text (in Sharpie) reading ANOTHER NEW NORMAL. This represents what the "new normal" for commuters across the world.

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This image depicts a mural of an enraged man biting down on a face mask and raising his clenched fists.

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This is a gorgeous portrait of Audrey Hepburn (in her role from Breakfast at Tiffany's) wearing a face mask.

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A monumental image of a woman wearing a face mask. The artist indicated that this was not necessarily intended as a tribute, but rather as a marker of the times we are experiencing.

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Two schoolchildren wearing gas masks are running together. One is holding books, and the other is holding a bag that says "Back 2 School."

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This stencil portrays the coronavirus as a ball and chain shackled to a man's ankle. The man is black and white, but the coronavirus is painted green.

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Graffiti of bee wearing a gas mask found in underground tunnel in Vernier, Switzerland.

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

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A stencil on a wall depicts a silhouette of a little boy and girl standing close to each other. Each of them holds a blue face mask behind their back.

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This image shows a brunette woman wearing an industrial face mask, with flowers, likely violets, blooming out of the sides. There is no text on the image other than the artist's tag on the mask (Gide1). The image was posted by the artist. Sofiivska…

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A large piece reading ca va mal aller (things aren't going well) with a smiley face virus in the middle of "mal." Set aggainst a pink bubble background.
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