columns of urban Light 

A newly wedded couple pose for their photographer under the columns of Urban Lights in front of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, California. Urban Light, favourite place for portraits of wedding photographers, is a 2008 large-scale assemblage sculpture by Chris Burden. The installation consists of 202 restored street lamps from the 1920s and 1930s. Most of these once lit the streets of Southern California. The cast iron street lamps are of 17 styles, which vary depending on the municipality that commissioned them. These are painted a uniform grey and placed, forest-like, in a near grid. The lights are solar powered and switched on at dusk. Photos: AFP 

protest call 

The exhibit by artist Ai Weiwei: "According To What?" is seen at the Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) in Miami, Florida. On February 16, a person broke one of the vases in the exhibit and is facing a criminal charge after police say he smashed the $1million vase in what appears to be a form of protest against the lack of local artists on display. 

for children’s sake 

A Christie’s employee looks at a work entitled ‘Mickey’ by British artist Damien Hirst at Christie’s in central London. The piece sold for $1,498,150 at Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction with proceeds to benefit the Kids Company charity. 

african art

A view of a sculpture by Benin artist Kifouli Dissou in an exhibition at the Zinsou museum and contemporary arts centre in the renovated villa Ajavon, in Ouidah, Benin. The small coastal town of Ouidah, long known for being one of the embarking points for many African slaves on their way to America, is now home to the new villa Ajavon contemporary arts centre, where the works of 14 renowned African artists are currently on display.