Tag: MTA
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Gallery Mondays: ‘Happy City’ by Peter Sis
Happy New Year! I snapped a pic of this giant eye-shaped subway art at 86th Street on the 4, 5, 6 line last January. The piece is part of Czech-born artist Peter Sis’ Happy City. From afar, this simply looks like a blue eye, and probably nothing more. However, if you get closer to it, you’ll notice…
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Gallery Mondays: A Bird’s Life by Elizabeth Grajales
Time for some art from New York City’s underground! On the way to the gym last month, I saw these gorgeous tiled art pieces by Elizabeth Grajales called A Bird’s Life on the platform of the 1 train at Penn Station. I was drawn to it immediately because of the soft green color. I then noticed…
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Gallery Mondays: Platform by Jillian Tamaki
As a New Yorker, I must say, this is a very accurate representation of an NYC MTA subway platform. I’ve been seeing this art card on several trains, but since the cars are always packed to the brim, I could never get a good photo of it until recently. Called “Platform,” the art card by…
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Gallery Mondays: Marcos Chin’s ‘Fulton Street, Beneath the Beautiful Blue’
I was riding the Q53 bus a few days ago when I saw illustrator Marcos Chin’s Fulton Street, Beneath the Beautiful Blue above the seats in front of the bus. If you ride the NYC MTA subway, you’ve probably seen some of his other art, filled with interesting people and vibrant colors. What I love the…
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Gallery Mondays: Linda Ganjian’s ‘Home Sweet Home’
I didn’t get to see the station art at 111 Street on the A train line until last month. I had honestly forgotten that the station got renovated in general, so it was nice walking onto the platform and seeing Linda Ganjian’s Home Sweet Home stainless steel cut outs on the panels. What I really love…
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Gallery Mondays: Béatrice Coron’s “Kind” at 104 Street Station
Happy Columbus Day! The 104 Street station on the A line was completely renovated a few months ago, which brought some lovely artwork by Béatrice Coron to the platform. Coron specializes in cut-out art. 104th Street station features her collection On the Right Track, which is a beautiful installation of human-like figures representing different characteristics such as…
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Gallery Mondays: MTA Subway Fare Evader
The New York City subway is a gallery in itself. The 14th Street A, C, E, L subway station is no exception. Tom Otterness’ Life Underground is a collection that has intrigued me since I was a little girl. The bronze sculptures are put into some very comical, cartoon-like situations that almost seem human. This one stood…
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