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The founders of the New York City subway believed that every design element in the system should show respect for our customers and enhance their experience of travel. As the century-old transportation network is restored and renewed, decorative elements of the past are preserved and protected even as contemporary art and design are introduced. Old and new happily coexist. As you travel through the Metropolitan Transportation Authority network, you experience a first-rate art museum of mosaic, terra cotta, bronze, glass, and mixed-media sculpture. We invite you to discover and enjoy this diverse and beautiful collection of commissioned public artwork installed throughout the region over the past two and a half decades. Use this guide and its maps to discover the location of the art contained in this vast collection of work in the subway system of MTA New York City Transit, at many stations of MTA Long Island Rail Road and MTA Metro-North Railroad, and at one site at MTA Bridges and Tunnels. As you visit New York, or as part of your daily commute, stop and visit your favorite Art en Route.
Cover: Times Square-42nd Street, NYC Transit subway Roy Lichtenstein, Estate of Roy Lichtenstein
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Since the 1980s, MTA Arts for Transit has commissioned public art that touches the lives of hundreds of thousands of city dwellers as well as national and international visitors. As the MTA rehabilitates the subway and commuter rail stations in New York City and its suburbs through its Capital Programs, it uses a portion of the funds for the installation of permanent works of art. Arts for Transits projects create visually unique links to neighborhoods with art that echoes the architectural history and design context of the individual stations. Both well-established and emerging artists contribute to a constantly growing collection of works that use the materials of the systemmosaic, ceramic, tile, bronze, steel, and glass. In addition to permanent art, the program encompasses Music Under New York, a Transit Poster Program, and the Lightbox Project, a series of photography exhibits. To learn more about Arts for Transit projects, visit http://www.mta.info/mta/aft.
Above: 233rd Street, NYC Transit subway Skowmon Hastanan Left: Broadway, Long Island Rail Road Jean Shin
Nevins Street 2 3 4 5 Anton van Dalen Work & Nature, 1997 Porcelain enamel frieze on mezzanine walls Clark Street 2 3
Ray Ring Clark Street Passage, 1987 Terrazzo floor in lower passageway
72nd Street 1 2 3
Robert Hickman Laced Canopy, 2002 Mosaic glass skylight in north control house
South Ferry 1 Doug & Mike Starn See it split, see it change, 2008 Glass, stone mosaic, and stainless steel on mezzanine walls Wall Street 2 3
Harry Roseman Subway Wall, 1990 Bronze relief on wall in passageway to 60 Wall Street, sponsored by J.P. Morgan
86th Street 1 Grosvenor Neighborhood House student muralists with Nitza Tufio Westside Views, 1989 Ceramic tile on platform walls 96th Street 1 2 3 Sigi Moeslinger and Masamichi Udagawa (Antenna Design New York) The Veil of Bloomingdale* Stainless steel sculpture suspended from control house ceiling Central Park North (110th Street) 2 3
Maren Hassinger Message from Malcolm, 1998 Glass mosaic on stairway walls and platform *to be installed 231st Street Felipe Galindo
Grand Army Plaza 2 3 Jane Greengold Wings for the IRT: The Irresistible Romance of Travel, 1995 Bronze and terra cotta plaques on mezzanine walls
50th Street 1 Liliana Porter Alice: The Way Out, 1994 Glass mosaic on platform walls 66th Street-Lincoln Center 1
Nancy Spero Artemis, Acrobats, Divas, and Dancers, 2001 Glass and ceramic mosaic on platform walls
Houston Street 1
Deborah Brown Platform Diving, 1994 Glass mosaic on platform walls
116th Street 2 3 Vincent Smith Mintons Playhouse (uptown), The Movers and Shakers (downtown), 1999 Glass mosaic on platform walls 116th Street-Columbia University 1
Michelle Greene Railriders Throne, 1991 Steel chair on downtown platform
135th Street 2 3 Willie Birch Harlem Timeline, 1995 Glass mosaic on platform walls 137th Street-City College 1
Steve Wood Fossils, 1988 Bronze relief on platform walls Nevins Street Anton van Dalen 72nd Street Robert Hickman 135th Street Willie Birch
125th Street 2 3 Faith Ringgold assisted by Tim Tait Designs Flying Home: Harlem Heroes and Heroines (Downtown and Uptown), 1996 Glass mosaic on platform walls
191st Street 1 Ral Coln Primavera, 2003 Glass mosaic and faceted glass on stairway wall Dyckman Street 1 Wopo Holup Flight, 1991 Ceramic relief on mezzanine walls 231st Street 1 Felipe Galindo Magic Realism in Kingsbridge, 2008 Faceted glass in platform windscreens
Jackson Avenue 2 5
George Crespo Latin American Stories* Faceted glass in platform windscreens
Freeman Street 2 5 Daniel Hauben The El, 2007 Faceted glass in platform windscreens 174th Street 2 5 Daniel Del Valle A Trip Up the Bronx River, 2004 Faceted glass in platform windscreens and in window niches West Farms Square-East Tremont Avenue 2 5
Naomi Campbell Animal Tracks, 2005 Faceted glass in platform windscreens
Allerton Avenue 2 5
Michele Brody Allerton Mandalas, 2006 Faceted glass in platform windscreens
225th Street 2 5 Nicky Enright Universal City, 2006 Faceted glass in platform windscreens 233rd Street 2 5 Skowmon Hastanan Secret Garden: No Place Like Home, 2006 Faceted glass in platform windscreens and mezzanine windows Nereid Avenue (238th Street)
25 Noel Copeland Leaf of Life, 2006 Faceted glass in platform windscreens
Church Avenue 2 5
Louis Delsarte Transitions, 2001 Glass mosaic on platform walls
Prospect Avenue 2 5 Marina Tsesarskaya Bronx. Four Seasons., 2008 Faceted glass in platform windscreens Intervale Avenue 2 5 Michael Kelly Williams El 2 and El 5, 1992 Glass mosaic on mezzanine walls Simpson Street 2 5 Lisa Amowitz Urban Renewal, 2008 Faceted glass in platform windscreens
Burke Avenue 2 5
Batrice Coron Bronx Literature, 2006 Faceted glass in platform windscreen
25 Jos Ortega Una Raza, Un Mundo, Universo (One Race, One World, One Universe), 1996 Ceramic mosaic on platform walls
219th Street 2
Joseph DAlesandro Homage, 2006 Faceted glass in platform windscreens
Above, top left: Freeman Street Daniel Hauben Above, top right: Pelham Parkway Tomie Arai Above, left to right: 233rd Street Skowmon Hastanan, 225th Street Nicky Enright, Nereid Avenue (238th Street) Noel Copeland, 219th Street Joseph DAlesandro
Pelham Parkway 2 5
Tomie Arai Back to the Garden, 2007 Faceted glass in platform windscreens
Wakefield-241st Street 2 Alfredo Ceibal Permanent Residents and Visitors* Faceted glass in platform windscreens
*to be installed
Frederick Dana Marsh (1879-1961) Marine Grill Murals, ca. 1913; installed 2000 Glazed terra cotta murals and painted cast iron gates created for the McAlpin Hotel in 1913; installed in passageway between A C and 4 5 stations.
Astor Place 6 Milton Glaser Untitled, 1986 Porcelain enamel on platform walls 14th Street-Union Square
456NRQLW Mary Miss Framing Union Square, 1998 Glass, enameled steel, and aluminum frames highlighting historic and architectural elements throughout station complex
96th Street 6 Laura Bradley City Suite, 1994 Marble mosaic on platform walls, ceramic signage, railings, cut floor tile 103rd Street 6
Nitza Tufio Neo-Boriken, 1990 Ceramic tile in stairwells to platforms
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall Chambers Street J M Z Mark Gibian Cable Crossing, 1996 Stretched steel cable skylight sculpture and railings in entrance area of 4 5 6 Bleecker Street 6 Broadway-Lafayette Street
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Wall Street 4 5
James Garvey Untitled* Bronze seat rests attached to platform columns
Fulton Street/BroadwayNassau
2345ACJMZ Nancy Holt Astral Grating, 1987 Steel and light sculpture in passageway ceiling between A C and 4 5 stations
BDFV Leo Villareal Hive* Light-emitting diodes (LED) installation suspended from upper mezzanine ceiling, over stairs between 6 and B D F V
23rd Street 6 Valerie Jaudon Long Division, 1988 Painted steel railings on downtown platform 33rd Street 6
James Garvey Lariat Seat Loops, 1997 Bronze seat rests attached to platform columns
NRW Elizabeth Murray Blooming, 1996 Glass mosaic on mezzanine walls connecting the 4 5 6 and the N R W ; medallions on 4 5 express platform
110th Street 6
Manuel Vega Sbado en la Ciento Diez (Saturday on 110th Street), 1996 Ceramic mosaic on platform walls
77th Street 6 Robert Kushner 4 Seasons Seasoned, 2004 Glass mosaic on mezzanine walls above stairs 86th Street 4 5 6
Peter Sis Happy City, 2004 Glass mosaic and etched stone on platform walls above stairs
116th Street 6
Robert Blackburn Untitled, 2005 Glass mosaic on platform walls
*to be installed
Kingsbridge Road Mario M. Muller Bedford Park Boulevard-Lehman College Andrea Dezs
125th Street 4 5 6 Houston Conwill The Open Secret, 1986 Bronze reliefs on mezzanine walls
Valerie Maynard Polyrhythmics of Consciousness and Light, 2003 Glass mosaic on mezzanine walls and above stairs
Fordham Road 4 Moses Ros Patriasana Wholesomeland, 2005 Faceted/laminated glass in mezzanine windows Kingsbridge Road 4
Mario M. Muller Urban Motif , 2007 Laminated glass in platform windscreens
Woodlawn 4
Josie Gonzalez Albright Children at Play, 2005 Faceted glass in mezzanine windows
Parkchester 6
William Low Untitled* Faceted glass in stairwell windows
Whitlock Avenue 6
Barbara Grygutis Untitled* Stainless steel windscreen panels and benches
167th Street 4 Carol Sun A Bronx Reflection, 2007 Faceted glass in mezzanine windows 170th Street 4
Dina Bursztyn Views from Above, 2006 Faceted glass on platform windscreens and in mezzanine windows
176th Street 4 Juan Snchez Reaching Out for Each Other, 2006 Faceted glass in platform windscreens and mezzanine windows Burnside Avenue 4
Laura Battle How to get to the moon, 2008 Laminated glass in stairwell windows
Elder Avenue 6
Jean Whitesavage and Nick Lyle Untitled* Forged steel windscreen panels
Mosholu Parkway 4
Corinne Grondahl Metromorphosis, 2008 (Northbound) Birth of a Station, 2008 (Southbound) Laminated glass in platform windscreens
183rd Street 4
Jos Ortiz Many Trails, 2008 Laminated glass in mezzanine windows
*to be installed
7 line
S4567 Christopher Sproat V-Beam, 2000 Functional stainless steel ceiling sculpture on 7 platform incorporating lighting, signage, LED, and fan system
Woodside-61st Street 7
John Cavanagh Commuting/Community, 1986 Porcelain enamel on mezzanine walls Dimitri Gerakaris Woodside Continuum, 1998 Hand-forged steel and stainless steel railings in control area
Queensboro Plaza 7 N W Sydney Cash Columns, 2000 Silkscreened glass panels on track wall 33rd Street-Rawson Street 7 40th Street-Lowery Street 7 46th Street-Bliss Street 7
Yumi Heo Q Is for Queens, 1999 Faceted glass on mezzanines and platforms
Flushing-Main Street 7 Ik-Joong Kang Happy World, 1998 Ceramic tile on mezzanine wall
ACF Ben Snead Arrivals and Departures* Glass and ceramic mosaic on south mezzanine wall
Beach 105th Street A S Callie Hirsch Vast* Faceted glass in platform windscreens Beach 98th Street A S Duke Riley Be Good or Be Gone* Faceted glass in platform windscreens Beach 90th Street A S Michael Miller Surf Station 90* Faceted glass in platform windscreens
*to be installed
Beach 25th Street A Mauricio Lopez Past/Present/Future* Faceted glass in platform windscreens Beach 67th Street A Ingo Fast Untitled* Laminated glass in platform windscreens Utica Avenue A C
Jimmy James Greene with children from community groups Childrens Cathedral, 1996 Ceramic mosaic and iron grillwork in passageways leading to platforms
ACE Eric Fischl The Garden of Circus Delights, 2001 Glass mosaic throughout station
ABCD1 Sol LeWitt MTA Whirls and Twirls* Ceramic tile on mezzanine wall between the 1 and A B C D Compass (57th Street)* Compass (58th Street)* Porcelain tile floors on 57th and 58th Street mezzanines
Canal Street A C E Walter Martin and Paloma Muoz A Gathering, 2001 Bronze sculptures on station booth, railings, and beams throughout mezzanine
50th Street C E
Matt Mullican Untitled, 1989 Etched granite mural in entrance, sponsored by New York Communications Center Associates
Inwood-207th Street A Sheila Levrant de Bretteville At the Start... At Long Last, 1999 Mirror mosaic text, silkscreened tiles, etched railings, and terrazzo pavers on the mezzanine Fifth Avenue-53rd Street E V
Designed by Drenttel Doyle Partners for MTA Arts for Transit, Municipal Art Society, Museum of American Folk Art, Museum of Television and Radio, and New York Public Library/Donnell Library Center 53rd Street Art Stop, 2000 Porcelain enamel on downtown platform wall Ralph Fasanella Subway Riders, 1950/1995 Oil on canvas on mezzanine Donated in 1995 by Ralph and Eva Fasanella through Public Domain. Collection of Museum of American Folk Art
Frank Olt Temple Quad Reliefs, 1992 Glass mosaic and ceramic reliefs on station platforms and on mezzanine
Chambers Street
Kristin Jones and Andrew Ginzel
Queens Plaza E G R V Ellen Harvey Look Up, Not Down, 2005 Glass mosaic on mezzanine walls
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Neptune Avenue F Michael Krondl Looking Up, 2004 Faceted glass in platform windscreens
BDFNQRVW Nicholas Pearson Halo, 1991 Hand-coiled aluminum spheres in atrium space at southwest end of station Delancey Street-Essex Street Ming Fay
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BD4 Vito Acconci (Acconci Studio) Wall-Slide, 2002 Stone, tile, and fiberglass installation throughout station complex Helene Brandt in cooperation with Acconci Studio and di Domenico+Partners Room of Tranquility, 2002 Glass, stone, and marble mosaic mural on 4 mezzanine wall Tremont Avenue Frank Leslie Hampton
Tremont Avenue B D
Frank Leslie Hampton Uptown New York, 2000 Glass, stone, and marble mosaic wall on mezzanine 42nd Street-Bryant Park Samm Kunce
Fifth Avenue 7
Samm Kunce Under Bryant Park, 2002 Glass, stone, and marble mosaic walls in passageway between 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue stations
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Left: Halsey Street SOL SAX Below: Norwood Avenue Margaret Lanzetta
Flushing Avenue J M
Robin Holder Migration, 2006 Laminated glass in mezzanine windows and platform windscreens
Myrtle Avenue J M Z
Verna Hart Jammin Under the El, 1999 Faceted glass in mezzanine windows and platform windscreens
Hewes Street J M
Mara Held El in 16 Notes, 2002 Faceted glass in mezzanine windows and platform windscreens
Kosciuszko Street J
Ronald Calloway Euphorbias, 2002 Faceted glass in mezzanine windows and platform windscreens
Lorimer Street J M
Annette Davidek Roundlet Series, 2002 Faceted glass in mezzanine windows and platform windscreens
Gates Avenue J Z
Chris Wade Robinson Dream Train, 2002 Faceted glass in mezzanine windows and platform windscreens
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Halsey Street J
SOL SAX SOLSCRYPT, 2008 Faceted glass in mezzanine windows and platform windscreens
Van Siclen Avenue J Z Barbara Ellmann The View from Here, 2007 Faceted glass in platform windscreens Cleveland Street J
Amy Cheng Las Flores, 2007 Faceted glass in platform windscreens
Cypress Hills J 75th Street J Z Woodhaven Boulevard J Z 104th Street J Z 111th Street J
Kathleen McCarthy Five Points of Observation, 1990-93 Wire mesh sculpture in platform windscreens
Chauncey Street J Z
Maria Dominguez El-Views, 2002 Faceted glass in mezzanine windows and platform windscreens
Norwood Avenue J Z
Margaret Lanzetta Culture Swirl, 2007 Faceted glass in platform windscreens
Jamaica Center/Parsons-Archer
EJZ Sam Gilliam Jamaica Center Station Riders, Blue, 1991 Painted aluminum sculpture on wall above station entrance
Broadway Junction
ACJLZ Al Loving Brooklyn, New Morning, 2001 Faceted glass throughout complex; glass mosaic on upper mezzanine wall
Crescent Street J Z
Jung Hyang Kim Wheel of Bloom-Soak up the Sun, 2007 Faceted glass in platform windscreens
Alabama Avenue J Z
Scott Redden Untitled, 2007 Faceted glass in platform windscreens
Left to right: Cleveland Street Amy Cheng, Crescent Street Jung Hyang Kim, Kosciuszko Street Ronald Calloway, Chauncey Street Maria Dominguez
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Livonia Avenue L Philemona Williamson Seasons, 2007 Fused glass in platform windscreens New Lots Avenue L Eugenie Tung 16 Windows, 2007 Fused glass in platform windscreens
East 105th Street L Michael Ingui Crescendo, 2007 Laminated glass in mezzanine windows and above stairs
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues L M
Cadence Giersbach From Earth to Sky, 2006 Glass mosaic in rotunda of control house ceiling
Sutter Avenue L
Takayo Noda The Habitat for the Yellow Bird, 2007 Faceted glass in platform windscreens Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues Cadence Giersbach Livonia Avenue Philemona Williamson
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Cortlandt Street R W
Margie Hughto Trade, Treasure and Travel, 1997 Handmade ceramic relief tiles in passageway (closed for renovation; reopening date to be announced)
28th Street N R W
Mark Hadjipateras City Dwellers (for Costas and Maro), 2002 Glass mosaic on platform walls
Union Street M R Emmett Wigglesworth CommUnion, 1994 Porcelain enamel on platform walls; tile design on track walls Whitehall Street R W
Frank Giorgini Passages, 2000 Handmade ceramic relief tiles, ceramic mosaic, cut granite floor tile, bronze, and forged steel railings in full-time mezzanine; handmade ceramic relief tiles in part-time mezzanine
Prince Street N R W Janet Zweig and Edward del Rosario Carrying On, 2004 Steel, marble, and slate frieze on platform walls 8th Street-NYU N R W Timothy Snell Broadway Diary, 2002 Glass mosaic on platform walls 23rd Street N R W Keith Godard Memories of Twenty-Third Street, 2002 Glass mosaic on platform walls
NRW Ann Schaumburger Urban Oasis, 1997 Glass mosaic on station faade and throughout station
Woodhaven Boulevard
GRV Pablo Tauler In Memory of the Lost Battalion, 1996 Stainless steel and faceted glass column covers on mezzanine
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Kings Highway B Q
Rhoda Andors Kings Highway Hieroglyphs, 1987 Porcelain enamel at station entrances
Canal Street
Sheepshead Bay B Q
DeBorah Goletz Postcards from Sheepshead Bay, 1998 Ceramic on faade; ceramic and banding on interior station walls
Avenue M Q Rita MacDonald Hare Apparent* Glass mosaic on stairway walls Avenue J Q
Rita MacDonald Bird Laid Bare* Glass mosaic on stairway walls
JMNQ RWZ6 Bing Lee Empress Voyage 2.22.1794, 1998 Ceramic tiles and mosaic banding on platform walls and connecting passageway
DeKalb Avenue B M Q R
Stephen Johnson DeKalb Improvisation, 2005 Glass mosaic on mezzanine walls Bill Brand Masstransiscope, 1980 (Restored 2008) Hand-painted panels north of DeKalb Avenue station, in northbound transit tunnel past former Myrtle Avenue Station
NQRW Josh Scharf Carnegie Hall, 1994 Ceramic tiles on north and south mezzanine walls; porcelain enamel on north mezzanine wall
Neck Road Q
Mary Temple West Wall, East Light, Morning* Glass and ceramic mosaic on stairway walls
Avenue H Q
Ed Kopel Untitled* Bronze chairs on station porch
Newkirk Avenue B Q
David Wilson Transit Skylight, 1988 Zinc-glazed polycarbonate skylight
Avenue U Q
Jason Middlebrook Brooklyn Seeds* Glass mosaic on stairway walls
*to be installed
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Toby Buonagurio Times Square Times: 35 Times, 2005 Ceramic plaques inset in glass block passageway near N Q R SW1237 Roy Lichtenstein Times Square Mural, 2002 Porcelain enamel on wall of N Q R S W 1 2 3 mezzanine Jacob Lawrence New York in Transit, 2001 Glass mosaic on stairway wall between N Q W R and S mezzanines Max Neuhaus Times Square, 1977-1992, 2006 Sound installation on north end of the triangular pedestrian island at Broadway between 45th and 46th streets Times Square-42nd Street Jack Beal
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Park Place S Isha Shabaka Units of the Free, 1999 Wrought iron railings throughout station Franklin Avenue C S Eric Pryor Life and Continued Growth, 1999 Faceted glass on platform wall
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Metro-North Railroad
Grand Central Terminal
Ellen Driscoll As Above, So Below, 1998 Glass, bronze, and mosaic in Grand Central North passageway Roberto Juarez A Field of Wild Flowers, 1997 Mixed-media on walls of Station Masters Office Donald Lipski Sirshasana, 1998 Aluminum and polyester resin sculpture with crystals in ceiling at 43rd Street in Grand Central Market
Terry Adkins Harlem Encore, 1999 Aluminum panels with ornamental backlighting on overpass
Harlem-125th Street
Alison Saar Hear the Lone Whistle Moan, 1991 Bronze grilles and reliefs on platforms
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Above left: Cortlandt, Hudson Line Robert Taplin Above right: Larchmont, New Haven Line Joy Taylor Right: Pleasantville, Harlem Line Jane Greengold and Kane Chanh Do
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Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel
R. M. Fisher
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