Friday, April 1, 2011

Metrocard Bench

Today I saw this story of a Steve Shaheen who used 5,000 used Metrocards to build himself a bench. The artist collected used and thrown away Metrocards and reused them to put together this work. This is an example where functionality can be even greater than the artistic appeal.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_localnyc/five-thousand-nyc-metrocards-went-into-making-this-bench
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  1. Subway SubcultureApril 4, 2011 at 7:16 AM

    This metrocard bench is incredible. I wonder how many stories, how many pockets, how many swipes this bench has been through.

    What a fascinating aggregation of what it means to be a New Yorker

    Other Metrocard art (esp. mosaic portraits of Michael Jackson, Billie Holiday and others)
    www.subwaysubculture.blogspot.com

    I want to know what other ideas people have for this great medium....free to New Yorkers!

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