<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Dish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://dish.andrewsullivan.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Andrew Sullivan]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://dish.andrewsullivan.com/author/sullydish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Face Of The&nbsp;Day]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://sullydish.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/dish_fotdsun3.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="201324" data-permalink="https://dish.andrewsullivan.com/?attachment_id=201324" data-orig-file="https://sullydish.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/dish_fotdsun3.jpg" data-orig-size="721,959" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Todd-White Art Photography&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Hasselblad H3DII-39MS - Hasselblad H Series&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1360843437&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Todd-White Art Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0028571428571429&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;OPE_0213 016&quot;}" data-image-title="OPE_0213 016" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://sullydish.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/dish_fotdsun3.jpg?w=226" data-large-file="https://sullydish.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/dish_fotdsun3.jpg?w=721" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-201324" alt="OPE_0213 016" src="https://sullydish.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/dish_fotdsun3.jpg?w=770&#038;h=1024" srcset="https://sullydish.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/dish_fotdsun3.jpg 721w, https://sullydish.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/dish_fotdsun3.jpg?w=113&amp;h=150 113w, https://sullydish.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/dish_fotdsun3.jpg?w=226&amp;h=300 226w" sizes="(max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px"   /></a></p>
<p>Pinar <a href="http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/joe-black-ways-of-seeing">captions</a> the above piece by <a href="http://www.mrjoeblack.com/">Joe Black</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>London-based artist Joe Black uses thousands of tiny objects to create large-scale murals of iconic and historical figures. Each piece features a variety of components ranging from small toys and chess pieces to nuts and bolts. His material choice plays a significant role in portraying his interpretive message, while presenting it in an eye-catching manner. &#8230;</p>
<p>Black has his first solo exhibition, titled <em>Ways of Seeing</em>, at the <a href="http://www.operagallery.com/ang/event/index/index/eventId/218/" target="_blank">Opera Gallery</a> in London, currently displaying a selection of the artist&#8217;s thought-provoking work through November 19, 2013.</p></blockquote>
<p>A close-up of the Stalin mural:</p>
<p><a href="https://sullydish.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/dish_black2.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="202741" data-permalink="https://dish.andrewsullivan.com/?attachment_id=202741" data-orig-file="https://sullydish.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/dish_black2.jpg" data-orig-size="1134,756" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="dish_black2" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://sullydish.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/dish_black2.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://sullydish.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/dish_black2.jpg?w=1024" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-202741" alt="dish_black2" src="https://sullydish.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/dish_black2.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=681" srcset="https://sullydish.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/dish_black2.jpg?w=1022&amp;h=681 1022w, https://sullydish.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/dish_black2.jpg?w=150&amp;h=100 150w, https://sullydish.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/dish_black2.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200 300w, https://sullydish.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/dish_black2.jpg?w=768&amp;h=512 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"   /></a></p>
<p>(Images courtesy of <a href="http://www.mrjoeblack.com/">Joe Black</a>)</p>
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