New London Art Studios, Old Retired Subway Cars

Young London artists looking for cheap studio space in an expensive city are turning their eyes toward subway cars. Not some weird stow away set-up, more like railway lounges in the sky. That's because these retired subway cars are actually on top of a warehouse-turned-art-gallery in Shoreditch, London, where they offer a multi-purpose space for artists who pay an recession proof $30 a month. Auro Foxcroft, the mind behind Village Underground, even got a sweet deal on the cars: £800 for four of them.

What a dope idea...I hope my boy Kentaro get's in on these underground villages asap! Foxcroft plans to expand his Village Underground to other cities, including Berlin, Lisbon and Toronto. It would be OD to see something like this in DC.

Check out the gallery after the teleport for more shots of the subway art studios.





via DVICE