Arts and Entertainment
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Public galleries
Published: September 22, 2010
Baltimore has always boasted DIY galleries in apartments, warehouse spaces, old storefronts, wherever, but the recent activity of DIY out in plain sight has been a wonderful addition to the local landscape. Axis Alley (axisalley.wordpress.com) returned this year, mirthfully transforming the alleyway behind the 2000-2200 blocks of North Calvert Street, while Mirkwood Estates (mirkwoodestates.blogspot.com) has been using its yard space at the corner of Frisby and East 33rd streets for outdoor sculpture gardens. These areas are a little more interesting and subtle than look-at-me public art, which can sometimes seem to take over a site. The works in these areas often feel like they want to become a part of the environment, like little moments of visual glee to be stumbled across. And Baltimore has its history of that too: Who else remembers the Shrine of the Dog-Faced Girl?
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