subwaysavant:

I missed it a few weeks ago, but the times has this interesting article about errors on the much-praised NYC subway map. 

I wish they’d release a geographically accurate one too, because while confusing and large, it would be strangely gorgeous. 

nevver:

New York New Wave [larger]

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creativetime:

“It takes a lot of chutzpah to call drivers bozos,” said Patrick Boyle, spokesman for the Automobile Club of New York. Artist G.H. Hovagiman’s “Hey Bozo, Use Mass Transit” (1994) was part of a Creative Time collaboration with MTA Arts for Transit to encourage people to use mass transit. (read more)

honeypen:

NY Pix: Subway animated > BETA GIF

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fuusui:

In the shadow of greatness by scottmulhollan on Flickr.

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dollychops:

Gaga New York Woman

ikilledjackjohnson:

Bo Bartlett, Manifest destiny

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thepacegallery:

Reblog of the day!  We can’t wait to see this amazing project come to life in four years, it will certainly make morning commutes for some a bit brighter!

artsfortransit:

Chuck Close talks about his Arts for Transit Subway project

News Flash! Carol Vogel writes in today’s New York Times:

Here’s something positive for art lovers, anyway: Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit has commissioned Chuck Close to create a permanent installation for the 86th Street and Second Avenue station, which is scheduled to open in 2016.

In the article, Vogel reports:

Instead of painting portraits, Mr. Close will be creating mosaics. “My work has always had a mosaiclike quality to it,” Mr. Close said in a telephone interview. “So it’s not such a stretch. The idea is to reflect the riding population: old people, young people, people of color, Asians. I’m going to do as many as 12 separate mosaics, mainly from pictures of artists I’ve taken over the years.”

He added, “The richness of the city is all the various cultures coming together, and the richness of my art will be to simultaneously let people in on how many ways there are to build an image.”

We can’t wait for you to see it!!!

Photo: Laura Miller, courtesy of the artist and The Pace Gallery