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subway art

Michele Oka Doner
Feb 15

Artist Who Gilded NYC’s 34th Street Subway Station Takes on Detroit

'A bird doesn’t get up and wonder if it should sing. Animals know what they need to do and they do it. This is what I do,' said Michele Oka Doner, explaining her work.
By Margaret Carrigan
Manhattan, Chinatown Rooftop Graffiti (Photo: Maremagnum/Getty Images)
Jun 17

Tag This: Collector Commissions Huge Graffiti Project in the Bronx

One collector believes in the art form and brings more of it to Hunts Point rooftops.
By Eliza M Dumais
Someone decided to decorate the subway with cardboard furniture (arenizi/Reddit)
Nov 4

Subway Redecorated With Cardboard Fort, MTA Not Pleased

With the amount of time that millions of New Yorkers use the subway for their long daily commutes, many probably feel like they live on the subway. But probably not enough to construct a cardboard apartment set inside one of the trains.
By Nicole Puglise
An example of subway mosaic art (All-Nite Images/Flickr Creative Commons)
May 21

Sign of the Times: Williamsburg Man Archives Every Manhattan Station’s Mosaic Art

By Matt Mullen
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