Commuters became art enthusiasts at Apostrophe’s first Subway Show. Photo: Apostrophe If you threw a mariachi band, an “It’s showtime!” crew, and a street preacher into the same subway car, you would have a proper spectacle. If you step onto the platform at the J train Kosciusko stop this Friday evening you’ll witness something just as frenetic, but likely more beautiful. Brooklyn arts collective Apostrophe is back with its second Subway Show. From 6-8pm, the work of 14 visual artists will be on display on the platform. Folk-rock band Bandits On The Run and hip-hop artist Salomon Faye will provide music for the “gallery opening,” stand-up comic Dan Rosen will be working the crowd, and Superette Cold Brew will provide refreshments. At the first iteration of Subway Show, last August, the kaleidoscope of mediums engendered a pleasantly disorienting effect. Stuart McAlpine, who was taking the J train that day, said, “I had stumbled… Read More
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