How does one a sense of the pulse of a city? Sentiments of a people? Hit to the New York City Subway to discover the sentiments of the inescapable “New York Street.”
With the artful stroke of the sharpie, here are poetically depicted reactions to Islam and 9/11 on the subway station walls and on corporate in-train ads. the sentiments of the inescapable “New York Street.”
The walls of the Columbus Circle stop on the 1, A,C, D, and B
A close up-zeroing in on a reaction to a reaction :
Written on top of “AN” is “Asshole” and to the left of “911″ is “DREAM ON, FOOL” and there is a swastika to the bottom right of the “n” in “AN.”
And finally, the ever sensitive and astute observation on Islam:
One question: Why did homeboy feel compelled to air out his grievances with God on a flower delivery ad on the 1 train???
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“Jack Can’t Save Nobody”
…is that a reference to Lost?
Posted by Fadi | February 20, 2008, 9:30 amOh, I don’t know, I didn’t see Lost, I don’t have a television. That stuff rots your brain.
Posted by white person | February 20, 2008, 10:19 amDon’t you mean 24, Fadi?
Posted by Roy | February 20, 2008, 11:44 am