NYC Artist Joins Forces with City's Sanitization Department

Artist Sto Len works directly with the New York City Sanitization Department to create thought-provoking art about the importance of the department.

Len, a 40-year-old artist living in the city since 2000, is hired by the department as an "artist-in-residence" and is provided $40,000 in pay as well as two studios in Queens. Among many other projects, Len has created stickers calling the organization the "sanity department" hoping to draw attention to just how much the city relies on the people who work within this department by implying there would be no sanity without them.

The artist-in-residence position is targeted at creating a more respectful relationship between community members and the Sanitization Department.

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