Keys to the City
New York is a fascinating city, full of hidden surprises and secrets. A lifetime would not be long enough to discover everything that it has to offer.
Paul Ramirez Jones has just launched an amazing new project to showcase some of the best hidden secrets to New Yorkers and visitors alike. Visitors to the Key to the City booth in Times Square can betroth a key to anyone they would like - friend, loved one, relative or stranger. The key provides access to over 50 hidden secrets around the city, and each recipient receives a map and instructions to unlock each of them. The project goes on right through the summer and new secrets are added all the time.
What I like best about this project is that any key holder can copy their key and betroth it as many other people as they like. No false pretense, no limited edition, but an underlying desire by the artist to share these amazing finds with as many people as possible.
A true democratization of the honor of receiving a key to the city.
