Steve Powers, the artist formerly known as ESPO who is now, in his own words, a "typical parent and New York resident," sends word of a recent painting he created—part of his Daily Metaltation series—with reference to "free swiping". Asked about the swiping reference seen in the work at left, Powers told NYC The Blog: "I noticed people asking to be swiped and it interests me because in another time, people would just hop the turnstile, but thanks to increased enforcement, they now work this grey area where the law can't touch them." Responding to criticism some have voiced over the practice of swiping someone through the turstile, Powers was succinct: "If you have been poor enough to not be able to afford the subway and good enough to not to steal service then I'll listen to you. Everybody else be quiet."
Showing posts with label free swiping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label free swiping. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Steve Powers' Swiper Will Swipe You
Steve Powers, the artist formerly known as ESPO who is now, in his own words, a "typical parent and New York resident," sends word of a recent painting he created—part of his Daily Metaltation series—with reference to "free swiping". Asked about the swiping reference seen in the work at left, Powers told NYC The Blog: "I noticed people asking to be swiped and it interests me because in another time, people would just hop the turnstile, but thanks to increased enforcement, they now work this grey area where the law can't touch them." Responding to criticism some have voiced over the practice of swiping someone through the turstile, Powers was succinct: "If you have been poor enough to not be able to afford the subway and good enough to not to steal service then I'll listen to you. Everybody else be quiet."
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Friday, January 14, 2011
Free Swiping: Officially A Trend?
Wednesday's post highlighting 'free swiping,' the act of swiping someone through the turnstile for free, drew some reactions. Gothamist was hesitant and another blogger replied: "Humans are awesome." It's worth nothing again that swiping someone through the turnstile at no charge is entirely legal. What's more, according to the flimsy criteria observed by The New York Times for a trend piece, "free swiping" is indeed a bonafide trend!
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