Art Along the Way

No plans for this Memorial Day weekend? Take a trip north to...

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:32:56 -0400

No plans for this Memorial Day weekend? Take a trip north to MASS MoCA and check out Jason Middlebrook’s newest exhibition! Middlebrook created the beloved AFT piece Brooklyn Seeds at Avenue U on the Q Line in Brooklyn a couple of years back. His show, My Landscape will feature a dozen new works as well as a 28-foot high functioning fountain suspended from the gallery ceiling. The show opens this Sunday and will certainly be worth the beautiful drive up!

Images:

Jason Middlebrook, Brooklyn Seeds, 2011.

Jason Middlebrook, Inspired by Asian Pear Wrapping, 2012.

Artist Christopher Russell’s work, Bees for Sunset Park, at the...

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:41:03 -0400

Artist Christopher Russell’s work, Bees for Sunset Park, at the 9th Avenue station on the D Line in Brooklyn is now open! Centered on the image of the bee, Russell imagined the station as a kind of beehive, a center of activity, with many individuals converging, darting in and out, to and from their many pursuits. Incorporating this imagery, Russell designed two sets of gates and finials for the fences that surround the open spaces at each side of the station. The cast bronze gates are based on honeycombs, greatly magnified, which are populated by equally magnified bees depicted in their crowds, busily occupied.

Images: Christopher Russell, Bees for Sunset Park, 2012.

hyperallergic: The Persistence of Time at Grand Central...

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:57:00 -0400

hyperallergic:

The Persistence of Time at Grand Central Terminal

Lothar Osterburg, “Grand Central” (2013) (all photographs by the author)

For meditations on time,…

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Great article featuring some artists exhibited in our ON TIME/Grand Central at 100 show at the New York Transit Museum Gallery in Grand Central Terminal, on view until July 7th.

We love this behind-the-scenes video of Nick Cave HEARD•NY!...

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:46:00 -0400

We love this behind-the-scenes video of Nick Cave HEARD•NY! Thanks Creative Time!

Ian Dicke’s “Grand Stage” investigates a microcosm of...

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:30:50 -0400

Ian Dicke’s “Grand Stage” investigates a microcosm of endless social exchange through digital video loops of passengers traversing the GCT main concourse, filmed by Elisa Ferrari. To further enhance this feeling of timelessness, the musical material and form of “Grand Stage” are extracted from Harry Von Tilzer’s “Last Night Was the End of the World,” which spent 22 weeks at the top of the charts in 1913, the year Grand Central Terminal was opened to the general public. See Ian Dicke’s artwork in the ON TIME/Grand Central at 100 exhibition at the New York Transit Museum Gallery in Grand Central Terminal, on view until July 7th, 2013.

Image: Nicole Paiement and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s New Music Ensemble, premiere of Grand Stage on March 2, 2013 in San Francisco, California.

Andrea Dezsö created the Garden Dwellers Artcard back in 2009…...

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:49:03 -0400

Andrea Dezsö created the Garden Dwellers Artcard back in 2009… this is probably how the cicadas have been living for the past 17 years!

Image: Detail of Andrea Dezsö, Garden Dwellers, 2009.

iwishforproject: Guitaro / Acoustic Percussive...

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:47:32 -0400

iwishforproject:

Guitaro / Acoustic Percussive Guitarist.Singer

“I wish to be a part of MUNY”

https://www.facebook.com/guitaro

May.13.2013 Manhattan,NY

In case you missed the 2013 MUNY auditions yesterday, here...

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:08:49 -0400

In case you missed the 2013 MUNY auditions yesterday, here are some photos of the fantastic event! For its 26th year, the auditions brought in some incredibly talented performers. Out of the 70 musicians who auditioned, about 20 will be added to the 2014 MUNY roster. Stay tuned!

In honor of Grand Central Terminal’s Parade of Trains...

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:50:20 -0400

In honor of Grand Central Terminal’s Parade of Trains event, Arts for Transit will present MUNY musicians, Inti and the Moon, Gabriel Aldort, Sean Grissom and Natalia Paruz this weekend in Vanderbilt Hall. Also, we will have two Art in Grand Central tours lead by AFT Director Sandra Bloodworth and Deputy Director Amy Hausmann both Saturday and Sunday (Limited space) See you there!

Clear your calendar for Monday, May 13th! The 2013 MUNY...

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:09:00 -0400

Clear your calendar for Monday, May 13th! The 2013 MUNY auditions will be an all-day event, taking place in Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal. A panel of expert judges, cultural institution professionals, and fellow musicians will choose the newest additions to the MUNY roaster for this year. Free and open to the public, the performances will feature all types of music from opera singers to jazz guitar. Here are some images of MUNY circa 1991!

Artist Marcos Chin, who designed our 2013 artcard “Grand...

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:29:37 -0400

Artist Marcos Chin, who designed our 2013 artcard “Grand Central Catwalk,” will be speaking at the Apple store in Grand Central Terminal tomorrow night at 7PM! Check it out!

The Parade of Trains is this weekend in Grand Central Terminal!...

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:50:33 -0400

The Parade of Trains is this weekend in Grand Central Terminal! Arts for Transit will be presenting tours and MUNY performances both days, see you there!

Today, we would like to spotlight painter Olive Ayhens who...

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:17:54 -0400

Today, we would like to spotlight painter Olive Ayhens who created two beautiful pieces of artwork for our ONTIME/Grand Central at 100 exhibition. Ayhens hones in on the architectural details from above to create a swirling, bold tapestry of color that conveys the reflection of life both inside and outside Grand Central Terminal. She uses the constellations as the sky above the terminal, freeing them from their earthly architecture. Also, keep a look out for her poster… coming to a subway near you!

The 2013 MUNY Auditions are coming up… Monday, May 13th in Grand...

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:29:00 -0400

The 2013 MUNY Auditions are coming up… Monday, May 13th in Grand Central Terminal! Here is the original MUNY button from 1985! Not only is this pin awesome, but it clearly has the best slogan around.

As the weather gets warmer, we hope you’ll take a trip to enjoy...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:42:00 -0400

As the weather gets warmer, we hope you’ll take a trip to enjoy the beauty of upstate New York! Hop on the MNR Hudson Line and get off at the newly finished Peekskill Station to see Joy Taylor’s artwork, Jan Peeck’s Vine. Inspired by the natural beauty surrounding Peekskill Station, Taylor recreates local indigenous bindweed plants as imaginative structures that morph from rigid girders into flowing tendrils, leaves and flowers. The artwork begins with a pair of painted steel sculptures on the southbound platform that echo the historic elements of the existing station and free them to run riot in a whimsical overhead design. While you’re in Peekskill, check out the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art for some more great pieces of contemporary art!

Above: Joy Taylor, Jan Peeck’s Vine, 2012. Photo Credit: Ken Shung

“The most authentic organic way to make music… you...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:06:23 -0400

“The most authentic organic way to make music… you see some of the greatest musicians in the world come down here.”

Thanks Mr. Bublé! You never know who you’ll hear singing in the subway, as Michael Bublé made a special appearance in front of Nancy Spero’s artwork at the 66th St - Lincoln Center subway station. Don’t forget, MUNY auditions are coming up…Monday, May 13th!

We are so excited to introduce our newest permanent project!...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:04:47 -0400

We are so excited to introduce our newest permanent project! Located at the Smith-9th Street station in Brooklyn (the highest station in the subway system) Brooklyn-based artist Alyson Shotz was influenced by the local maritime history of the surrounding Gowanus & Red Hook communities to create a series of windows and large wall mosaic in her work, Fathom Points + Compass Bearings and Nautical Charts - Gowanus & Red Hook from 1733-1922. At the 9th Street entrance, four large transom windows, fabricated by Franz Mayer of Munich, are etched with an elegant line drawing depicting an historic plan of a boat hull, built in Brooklyn around 1770. Up ahead, a vivid blue mosaic fabricated by Mosaika dominates the space and riffs on an adapted 1779 nautical map of NY Harbor as seen from the Brooklyn shoreline. Upstairs, there are 26 windows – closed for decades – that now provide stunning views of the harbor and neighborhood with glittering glass featuring historic nautical maps. We love it and think you will, too!

Above: Alyson Shots, Fathom Points + Compass Bearings and Nautical Charts - Gowanus & Red Hook from 1733-1922, 2013. Detail: Window in North Passageway and 1776 Nautical Map

Photo Credit: Rob Wilson and Lester Burg

The MUNY auditions are just a few weeks away! We (and our entire...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:24:37 -0400

The MUNY auditions are just a few weeks away! We (and our entire panel of expert judges) can’t wait to hear what the newest musicians have to offer! Meanwhile, flashback to these photos from the early 1990s of amazing MUNY musicians playing all around Grand Central Terminal. If you want to catch the auditions in real time, save the date Monday May 13th for some awesome and varied free music!

Our exhibition ONTIME/Grand Central at 100 features some amazing...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:56:17 -0400

Our exhibition ONTIME/Grand Central at 100 features some amazing artists, including Vik Muniz. Inspired by Charles Sheeler’s 1939 iconic image, Rolling Power, which celebrates the Henry Dreyfus-designed New York Central locomotive, Muniz transforms the image though his own meticulous method of hand-crafted paper collage and photography. It’s a striking piece to see in person! The exhibition at the New York Transit Museum Gallery in Grand Central will be on view until July 7th.

Above: Vik Muniz, Rolling Power, after Charles Sheeler, 2008.

Happy Earth Day! Artist Cadence Gierbach created a canopy of...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:06:39 -0400

Happy Earth Day! Artist Cadence Gierbach created a canopy of foliage filled with birds and butterflies beneath with a sky that shimmers in her mosaic From Earth to Sky at the Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues station on the L- Line in Brooklyn .

Above: Cadence Giersbach, From Earth to Sky, 2006.