Subversive artist switches NYC subway 'See something, Say

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https://www.citylab.com/navigator/2017/03/an-artist-swapped-if-you-see-something-say-something-subway-posters-with-calls-for-civic-engagement/518865/

>On Wednesday night, an artist swapped out a handful of MTA’s iconic “If You See Something, Say Something” subway posters with a more politically charged call to action.

>The artist, who asked CityLab to withhold their name, mimicked the font and design of the agency’s latest twist on the campaign, which it piloted in 2002 before licensing it to the Department of Homeland Security eight years later. The mantra has since gone national, and the MTA continues to tinker with its iterations, too.

>Last spring, the agency retooled the campaign with portraits of 56 New Yorkers who did speak out, and a revamped motto, speaking to collectivity and shared accountability. “New Yorkers Keep New York Safe,” the newer posters read—a suggestion that citizens have a role in protecting the city they inhabit.

>For this subway stunt, the artist tweaked the text next to photos of some of those folks, whose faces grin down at riders from placards inside of subway cars and buses. Melissa C. is one of those characters: She reported unattended bags she glimpsed from the E train at the World Trade Center station. "I found an MTA employee, who then got another employee to go right down to the platform," she recounted to Gothamist at a thank-you ceremony hosted by the MTA at Grand Central Terminal last March.
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http://gothamist.com/2017/03/09/mta_see_something_say_something.php#photo-1
previously:
https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161221/bed-stuy/mta-subway-safety-see-something-say-something-googly-eyes-artist-vandal-twitter