‘Miss Subway NYC’ Takes Us Back to Lady Pink’s New York
Planting a full-scale NYC subway station in the heart of Shoreditch, London.
Summary
- New York graffiti legend Lady Pink has opened Miss Subway NYC, a new exhibition at D’Stassi Art in London
- Now on view through late September 2025, the exhibition transforms the gallery into a NYC subway station, featuring a host of new works, archival materials and original sketches
London’s D’Stassi Art is currently hosting Miss Subway NYC, a landmark solo exhibition by New York graffiti legend Lady Pink. Staged in the heart of Shoreditch, the artist transforms the gallery into a fully tagged subway station, bringing the raw energy of the 1980s underground across the pond.
Born in Ecuador and raised in Queens, the artist began tagging trains at 15. By 17, she was featured in the featured in the landmark 1981 New York/ New Wave exhibition at MoMA PS1 situated amongst the likes of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. Even as a teenager, she made herself clear: Lady Pink was a force to be reckoned with.
More than a tribute to 1980s graffiti culture, her work serves as a love letter to the subway’s many characters – the saxophonists, the elderly, the homeless – the New Yorkers that called the subway their home. “Those were the people you made it for,” she said. “The straphangers.”
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Running through late September, the exhibition features original works and new commissions, alongside archival material and personal ephemera from the artist’s early years. “Lady Pink is a true icon,” say D’Stassi Art co-founders Michael Howes and Edward Sanders. “With this immersive NYC subway experience, we want to bring audiences into Lady Pink’s world and show how her legacy continues to influence the culture today.”
Check out D’Stassi Art’s website for more information.
D’Stassi Art
12-18 Hoxton St, Drysdale St,
London N1 6NG, United Kingdom
