The Venue -- Wheat Paste Alley

ARCHETYPE IN A BOTTLE
An Art Installation Inside the 190th Street A-train Subway Station


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The approximately 100-yard long tunnel/passage-way that leads you from the Bennett Ave entrance to the entrance
of the platforms has been dubbed Wheat Paste Alley

View from Mezzanine
View from Mezzanine
View from Mezzanine



Uptown Platform Exit
Uptown Platform Exit
Uptown Platform Exit



Layers of Green Paint -- Scrape it off to reveal smooth sandstone for wheatpasting.
Layers of Green Paint
Layers of Green Paint



View from Bennett Ave
View from Bennett Ave
View from Bennett Ave


 

The approximately 100-yard long tunnel/passage-way that leads you from the Bennett Ave entrance to the entrance
of the platforms has been dubbed
Wheat Paste Alley





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