MTA Arts & Design
MTA Arts & Design, formerly known as Arts for Transit and Urban Design,[1] is a commissioned art program directed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the transportation systems serving New York City and the surrounding region. Since its inception in 1985, the program has installed art in over 260 transit stations.[2] The art is intended to be site-specific with an overall goal of enhancing the journey for New Yorkers and visitors alike.[3][4]
Under its original name "Arts for Transit and Urban Design", the program was created in 1985 as part of an ongoing capital improvement program. Many of the works of art are glass mosaic, ceramic tile, bronze or glass materials to ensure maintainability. Other mediums include digital art, poetry and posters.[1] The program is not limited to visual art, however. The Music Under New York program holds annual auditions in May to provide music performances to roughly 30 spots in the subway and rail system.[5]
Notable artists and works
Notable artists commissioned through the program include Vito Acconci, Romare Bearden, Eric Fischl, Robert Kushner, Jacob Lawrence, Sol LeWitt, Roy Lichtenstein, Maya Lin, Mary Miss, Elizabeth Murray, Dennis Oppenheim, Faith Ringgold, and Alison Saar.[4]
One of the more notable works, Life Underground by Tom Otterness, incorporates over 100 pieces throughout the 14th Street – Eighth Avenue station of the New York City Subway.[6]
Another notable work, Sky Reflector-Net, was installed in 2014 in the then-new Fulton Center transit hub. It uses hundreds of aluminum mirrors to provide natural sunlight from a 53-foot skylight to an underground area as much as four stories deep.[7] This is the first intentional skylight in the New York City Subway system since the 1945 closure of the original City Hall station.[8][9]
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