NYC Subway Station Commemorates David Bowie
The Brooklyn Museum is currently hosting an exhibition called David Bowie Is, and a New York City subway station is paying tribute.
The artist lived in NYC for over two decades after first coming to connect with his hero Andy Warhol. He fell in love with American soul music and Broadway, and adopted the city as his own.
Now, the track entrance of the Broadway-Lafayette station features an enormous likeness of the singer as well as concert photos and other paraphernalia just blocks away from where Bowie lived.
The art commemorates the life and work of the artist, who passed away in 2016 after battling cancer. It is sponsored by Spotify, and includes a guide called “Bowie’s Neighborhood Map,” which depicts some of the singer’s most beloved sites in the area, including Washington Square.
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is also participating in the project, and is currently selling 250,000 tickets with the rocker’s face at the Broadway-Lafayette and Bleecker Street stations. Bowie fans have been lining up for days to collect the the souvenir subway cards.