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Art Takes Over Ads On Cabs

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John Amato, president of Show Media, is giving himself (and all art lovers) another gift this year. Show Media sells the ad space on many of New York's taxis, and thanks to Amato 500 of them will be featuring the art of artists Chuck Close and Kehinde Wiley (this is the 2nd year he's doing this, last year featured Yoko Ono and Alex Katz). Amato says, "Art is a great passion of mine, and I am very fortunate to be in a place in my life where I can do this as my annual holiday gift not just to myself, but to everyone who enjoys seeing the art as it travels around New York City’s streets." Consider this a $100,000 roaming art exhibit!

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