Design

This Is Maybe the Most Annoying Public Art 'Project' Ever

A cruel (if slightly amusing) prank on Paris's metro riders.

It's a good thing this public artist uses a pseudonym, because there's probably a whole pack of angry Parisians hunting for him after what he did to their commute.

"Farewell," as the urban hacker is calling himself, somehow obtained a uniform emblazoned with the logo for French public-transit operator RATP. With this, he was able to do a few devious things to a Metro car without attracting much attention. The first was to cover the inside with dark tape to give the windows the appearance of prison bars. The second alteration he pulled off with a socket tool that fit into the train's charmingly old-fashioned doors.