Subway art is part of a Met Museum exhibit for the first time ever
Briefly

Celebrations of ancient Egypt unite these three site-specific works, symbolizing the global diasporic resonance of and continued kinship to this undeniably great African culture. While seemingly disparate in style and form, these installations foreground considerations of community and history intrinsic to the neighborhood in which they are located.
Ancient Egypt is a symbolic source for people of the African diaspora that continues to inspire... The artworks, commissioned by MTA Arts & Design, are critical to the story of the ongoing reception of ancient Egypt within Black communities.
Read at Time Out New York
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