Description:

His first work consisted of buying metal street signs and placing them in the streets of New York, where they were missing. The second Useful Art Work consisted of painting a subway station on the Flushing line. Costa was prevented from finishing this work

Goals:

These art works were intended to attack the myth of the lack of utility of the arts, while being themselves a modest contribution to the improvement of city living conditions.

Beneficial Outcomes:

Improvement of city living conditions.

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