Artists from Italy and Brazil displayed in two inspired D.C. exhibits

Move over, Darren Aronofsky: The story of Noah has also inspired "Unanswered Prayers," the spooky -- and timely -- photo exhibit on view at the Embassy of Italy through May 22. In Anna Paola Pizzocaro's surreal, cinematic narrative series, water floods into a modern apartment, disconcerting the flamingos, lions, zebras and other exotic animals that happen to be pacing there. A naked man and woman are also witnesses to this mysterious deluge, and as the water rises higher -- turning mirror-bedeck...