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People in NYC think that MTA is old, dirty, unpleasant to stay and not renovated. However, the New York subway stations are 114 years old and it’s the history of NYC that made by New Yorkers collaborating with each others for 114 years. We celebrated the history of MTA by turning the old stations into the art history museums (in a bit weird way).

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And we put every art pieces together on our Instagram account @MTAMUSEUM for people who are not available to visit.

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Title: Accidental Yayoi, NYC

This permanent structure celebrates Yayoi Kusama’s obsession with polka-dots throughout her prolific career. New Yorker’s bodily secretions layered on the piece embodies the frustration and fury of those who

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“MTA is not just old. It’s the history of New York

Title: Graveyard, New York

Scores of MTA employees collaborated to create this collage, gradually tearing away layers of ads to express themes of depression and misery. The
deconstructive nature of their process is most likely a statement on the cu

Title: Odd-Man-Out, New York
This piece of functional sculpture was purposefully designed with a small aperture to ensure that more trash would collect on the exterior than on the interior. The resulting effect is a powerful statement on human apath

Title: The Coffin of Street Arts, Bedford Ave, NY

This collaborative piece is a historical documentation of territorial marking that is commonly indicative of turf wars amongst local street artists.
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Title: Not a Bathroom, New York

According to the artist, locked doors marked “bathroom” such as this do not actually contain public facilities, and function to create impromptu performance pieces that use feelings of panic and pain to hi

Title: Underground Amazon, New York

Running for miles beneath the city, this “discount Amazon River” is a commentary on the recent allocation of billions of dollars to Amazon.com for its NYC headquarters in the midst of a decaying public

Title: Emotion Therapy, New York

The tear- and oil-streaked stains on this and other glass cases represent the anger and frustration of the general public in response to the delays and service changes that interfere with MTA rides. .
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Title: The Iron Tears, New York

This expressionistic painting was created via a slow process of drips from faulty plumbing, and captures a sense of commuter depression.
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$Wrong Way to 9¾, New York According to art historians, this piece of Pop Art was created by hundreds of local Harry Potter enthusiasts over the course of numerous failed attempts to reach a hidden platform towards escaping an ordinary life in$

Title: Territory War, Chambers St (J,Z)

This politically-charged pee stain was created as a statement of power that demarcates the borders of one New Yorker’s transit territory.
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Title: Door to Wonderland, Chambers St (J,Z)

Found in nearly every station, portals like this invite transit riders to question the nature of what is real. That few have ever been seen open has even given rise to the idea that these doors are fake,

Title: Untitled I Drip Art, Chambers St (J,Z Train)

These patterns were created via gravity and other natural processes over a period of decades. The drip patterns are a possible homage to the drip paintings of Abstract Expressionist Jackson Pollock

Title: Oasis of Concrete, New York

This installation piece functions as a concrete jungle oasis, and is managed by the deliberate neglect of MTA maintenance crews for the benefit of the local fauna whose survival is dependent upon its existence.
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“MTA is not just old. It’s the history of New York.”
Title: We Got You Man
Food and alcohol remnants, concrete and tiles.
This accidental masterpiece was created by a Williamsburg hipster after a multiple rounds of PBRs just hours

“MTA is not just old. It’s the history of New York.”
Title: Of Mice and Men (Subway Edition), 1904
This live installation captures the essence of the daily NY hustle in a literal rat race. Live cockroaches were used to add further p

“MTA is not just old. It’s the history of New York.”
Title: Stairway to Heaven, 1904
At the turn of the century, the MTA installed these analog climbing structures to empower New Yorkers without access to gym memberships or personal

“MTA is not just old. It’s the history of New York.”
Title: Concrete Jungle Dreams of Bubble Gum
Inspired by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, these black organic shapes coated with saliva were transformed into an everyday creative mast

“MTA is not just old. It’s the history of New York.”
Title: What Dreams Are Made Of, 1904
This pillar represents a piece of live collaborative art, and has been slowly created over 114 years with hundreds of layers of paints, graffi

“MTA is not just old. It’s the history of New York.”
Title: Untitled / Butt Pattern, 1900s
As a political statement on transit and the concept of rest, millions of New Yorkers collaborated over a period of decades to meticulously cr

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Special Thanks to New York State Senator, Brad Hoylman.