In focus: Counterfeit slugs shaping New York transportation
Displayed at the 80th edition of the Whitney Biennial in New York City, Rose Salane’s 64,000 Attempts at Circulation is a collection of counterfeit coins that were circulated in the ticketing machines of New York between 2017 and 2019. This illustration contains slugs in the form of washer tokens, game money, guitar picks, and porn theatre tokens bought from The Metropolitan Transportation Authority in 2020. The artist has categorized this collection into 5 themes: faith, imitation, place, chance, and blank based on the face and breed of the fake money.
