A judge halted the installation of smart meters in D.C. taxicabs yesterday, possibly delaying a full roll-out of meters that accept credit cards and have GPS tracking and TV.

Sandra Cinto’s installation at the Phillips Collection has a title that is ambiguously poetic enough to mean nothing: One Day, After the Rain. In the case of her multipart ink and acrylic mural on the walls of the Phillips’s Vradenburg Cafe, the title adds a lovely and natural simplicity to the piece which crawls across the walls showing the evolution of a storm.

Lots of people have a bucket list—the things they want to do before they, well, kick the bucket. Now you can list an idea or two in a very public way.

Patrick McDonough and Matias have collaborated on a confrontational work that may challenge your idea of what art is.

Now permanently located on the second floor of 1019 7th Street NW, the entrance to the new Civilian Art Projects gallery boasts a menacing archway with crudely sharpened bed posts poised to strike any who enter. While the large haunted house-type installation by Trish Tillman isn’t the most welcoming art piece, it is a great representation of the type of work the gallery can once again house.

Start digging in Rome and you’re bound to hit something a few centuries old. Start digging in Washington and, well, let’s just say you probably won’t discover the foundations of any ancient buildings. But D.C. has its roots, which make an appearance at the Rebecca Key exhibition Archetype at Transformer, on display through October 15.

Showcasing six artists from across the region, this juried group of solo exhibits at Arlington Arts Center covers a wide range of themes including the paranormal, miniatures, sprawl and inventions. Jeremy Drummond and Jennie A. Fleming both explore sense of place as it relates to how we view our homes in the city as well as in newly constructed housing developments. Drummond highlights intersection street signs with interesting names that make for odd juxtapositions, such…

Exploring the themes of light, innovation and optimism, Into the Light, a juried exhibit now at Honfleur Gallery, brings together a well rounded group of talent that showcases various mediums, including photography, sculpture and installations. Artists Mark Planisek, Marie Cobb, Lynn Silverman, Craig Kraft, Emily Erb, Phil Stein, Joan Belmar, Cathlyn Newell and Kendall Nordin are all showcased. The exhibit is very dynamic as it presents the artists and their different media thoughtfully and uses…

Pushing the envelope with mundane, everyday materials, Dan Steinhilber’s show now at G Fine Art is a multidimensional and thought provoking exhibit. Steinhilber incorporates ordinary media to create a cohesive show where the images flow from one to the next and each element incorporates the last, sharing common themes. Packing peanuts, garbage bags and florescent light bulbs are cast in a new light with photography, sculpture, drawing and installation. The walls of the gallery display…