Contemporary art underground : MTA arts and design New York / Sandra Bloodworth [and] Cheryl Hageman ; Preface by Janno Lieber ; Foreword by Hilarie M. Sheets.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bloodworth, Sandra, author.

Hageman, Cheryl, author.

Lieber, Janno, author of preface.

Sheets, Hilarie M., author of foreword.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New York (State). Metropolitan Transportation Authority--Arts & Design.

New York (State).

Public art--New York (State)--New York.

Public art.

Subways--Decoration--New York (State)--New York.

Subways.

Physical Description:

261 pages : illustrations (color) ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Contemporary art underground : Metropolitan Transit Authority arts and design New York

MTA arts and design New York

Place of Publication:

New York : Monacelli Press, 2024.

Summary:

Contemporary Art Underground presents more than 100 permanent projects completed between 2015 and 2023 by MTA Arts & Design. This ground-breaking program of site-specific projects by a broad spectrum of well-known and emerging contemporary artists has helped to create a sense of character and place at subway and commuter rail stations throughout the MTA system. Among the featured artists are Yayoi Kusama, Kiki Smith, Nick Cave, Ann Hamilton, Xenobia Bailey, Jim Hodges, Alex Katz, Sarah Sze, and Vik Muniz. Of special interest is the discussion of fabricating and transposing the artists rendering or model into mosaic, glass, or metal, the materials that can survive in the transit environment. This is the definitive survey of the latest works of the internationally acclaimed MTA Arts & Design collection. On view 24 hours a day, the collection is seen by more than four million subway riders and commuters daily and has been hailed as New Yorks Underground Art Museum. The collection enlivens stations in all boroughs, with a myriad works by major contemporary artists executed in mosaic, glass, metal, and ceramic.

Contents:

Foreword

Introduction

WTC Cortlandt

Second Avenue Subway

34th Street-Hudson Yards

Times Square-42nd Street

Grand Central Madison

A new look for stations

Mosaic

Glass

Metal

Art that bridges

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-259) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

1580936423

9781580936422

OCLC:

1404056160