Don't miss George Trakas' Subway art, Hook, Line and Sinker, a steel sailboat floating above the sea of busy commuters. Read more.
Don't miss Michelle Greene's whimsical installation, Railrider's Throne, a kingly chair for commuters to rest as they wait for their train. Read more.
Commuters can directly interact with "Keith Godard’s Memories of 23rd St" by posing underneath images of hats, some which were owned by Oscar Wilde or Eleanor Roosevelt. Read more.
Located on each platform and in the passageway, handmade ceramic relief panels these panels contain themes of trade, treasure and travel. Read more.
Don't miss the quirky art in this station. For AM commuters, "Good Morning" features the sun with sunglasses. For weary travelers, "Good Night" has scenes of the moon. Read more.
Intermingled with movie posters along the wall, don't miss "Flatbush Floogies," amidst showy advertisements and artwork that looks like it has been excavated from a bygone era. Read more.
Don't miss the subway mosaic by Robert Kushner. With a touch of Japanese linear forms, this bright and cheery mosaic makes itself known to commuters who walk underneath it when entering the station. Read more.
This subway stop is covered with art by Vito Acconci, an internationally renowned artist born in the Bronx. Later, fellow artist Helene Brandt added to the art with a witty rejoinder. Read more.
Next time you're on your way to the uptown 6 train, take a look at Leo Villareal's Hive light installation, a mesmerizing display that mimics the hexagonal pattern of beehives. Read more.
Here, avant-garde choreographer Robert Wilson created a theatrical art piece called My Coney Island Baby in 2004, creating a glowing picture of Coney Island for residents and tourists alike. Read more.
Check out subway art like Elizabeth Murray's Stream inspired by commuter movements & Frank Olt's Temple Quad Reliefs, a hint that subways will one day be like temples & tombs of past civilizations. Read more.
The oft-photographed murals by Jackie Chang called Signs of Life ask commuters to puzzle through philosophical juxtapositions on their daily commute. Faith or Fate? History or Your Story? Read more.
Michael Ingui's Crescendo is a tumultuous composition of steel and colored glass that covers three sides of the platform entryway, continuously reflecting against each other, ever changing as the day. Read more.
Look out for Eugenie Tang’s 16 Windows, stained glass that mimic apartment windows, showing common morning rituals on the Manhattan-bound side and evening ones on the Brooklyn-bound side. Read more.
Don't forget to look up! Cadence Giersbach’s From Earth to Sky mimics the ceiling mosaics of sacred spaces with a domed composition. But instead of Christ in the center is a map of New York City! Read more.
Artist Mary Miss selected pieces of the old station to highlight it as living history and as art. The older architecture is more ornamental than its contemporary replacements. Which do you like? Read more.
Remember to take a look at flower-like art on the west side of the station by Annette Davidek, entitled Roundlet Series (2002). Read more.
Remembering the history of Chinatown: Bing Lee’s artwork, Empress Voyage 2.22.1794 references the 1794 expedition of the ship Empress of China, which returned to America with goods from the Far East. Read more.
Art Alert: There are over 2000 ceramic tiles at the eastern entrance that artist Ik-Joong Kang installed to depict the neighborhood's diversity and culture! Read more.
This famous subway station is filled with underground art! With work by five artists, more than any other station, it is a public art gallery not to be missed. Read more.
