This artist is using the Virgin Mary to talk about gentrification in Los Angeles
(LA Times Clippers)

The red dress and long veil are instantly familiar. It´s what this 7-1/2-foot Virgin Mary is holding that´s surprising: an eviction notice. `When you do look at the Virgen, her hands are already to her chest,` says Nico Avina, the artist who painted the plywood figure. `She´s looking down and she´s...