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From The Sweet Flypaper of Life, Howard University Press, 1984 Roy DeCarava/Courtesy of Sherry Turner DeCarava hide caption

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"I Wasn't Me Anymore:" Emma Thompson tours Journey, an art installation she co-created with a woman who was victimized by sex traffickers. Viewers who look through this porthole see their own faces superimposed on the bodies of woman wearing "prostitutes' weeds" — tattered lingerie and other worn, used clothing. Simon Clark/Eyebox hide caption

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Emma And Elena, Exposing The Sex Trade

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Friday

Edouard Manet/Baltimore Museum of Art

Quoth The Raven: 'Baltimore'

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Remembering Roy DeCarava's 60 Years Of Photos

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A view of the Parthenon Gallery in the new Acropolis Museum. Many of the items from the Parthenon's frieze were removed more than 200 years ago by Lord Elgin and later sold to the British Museum. Courtesy of Nikos Daniilidis/Acropolis Museum hide caption

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Saturday

Katherine Fogden

Brian Jungen: Crafting Everyday Objects Into Art

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Wednesday

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Forget Ashes To Ashes: In L.A., It's Art To Art

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Iraqi Women Capture Their Lives On Film

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Computer science professor Marc Levoy of Stanford shows off his prototype "Frankencamera." It allows programs to be downloaded, much like the iPhone does, and might just change the future of photography. Linda A. Cicero/Stanford News Service hide caption

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Thursday

Artists, tourists and museum curators view pottery at Indian Market preview on Aug. 21 in Santa Fe, N.M. Artists may enter works for judging in a variety of categories. Indian Market is the largest showcase of its kind. Many artists rely on the income from Indian Market to sustain them throughout the year. Courtesy of Jeannette Flamm hide caption

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Art Sales Uneven At Santa Fe's Indian Market

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Wednesday

Photos Courtesy of the Empire State Building

Empire State Building Goes Green — For Good?

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