Sonja Manly, another new resident, hangs ornaments against a backdrop of four still-empty buildings.
Against a backdrop of two wars and a surly economy, Mars is no longer ascendant in Mr Obama's Washington.
"What's happening here is happening all around the country," Mr. Obama said against a backdrop of three hulking engine blocks.
President Bush's new emissary met with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders against a backdrop of two bombings in Jerusalem.
Russell Crowe emerges from prison with two warders behind him; a young Russian girl poses against a backdrop of two idealised, painted peasants; a third triptych shows Picasso and Massine at Pompeii with a head carved into stone.
Set in contemporary East London and the Notting Hill of 1976 - long before the invasion of yummy mummies and designer boutiques - against a backdrop of two generations of music from classic reggae to LT's groundbreaking "Ice Shack" sound, Killer Tune is a sharply observed, incisive and moving story of radical politics, conflicting loyalties and unfinished business.
Against a backdrop of two World War II-era biplanes painted bright yellow, and with his wife, Callista, at his side in a royal blue suit, Mr. Gingrich hit on familiar themes — that President Obama and Mr. Romney, who leads in the polls here, are indistinguishable, and that Mr. Romney, at least, has not been telling the truth about him.
For the first time, the festival will be against a backdrop of eight tall ships, readings by 60 local and national authors and paintings by a variety of artists this weekend as Taste of Connecticut combines with the Boats, Books Brushes festival.
The arguments over the cold math of the nomination contest play out against a backdrop of two states that are likely to once more reveal deep divisions among Democratic voters: Mr. Obama is expected to win sizably in Oregon, a largely white, affluent state with a fairly liberal Democratic base, while Mrs. Clinton is expected to win in Kentucky, which has a strong working-class vote.
But this is against a backdrop of three straight defeats in the league, the latest a 1-0 loss to Notts County, which means they have slipped to 19th in League One.
All this happening against a backdrop of two large and important supplier companies filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, before any of the Detroit Three actually fail (Chapter 11 allows companies to return to business fairly quickly after reorganizing).
