Subway Chuck Close

Chuck Close and Sarah Sze to Create Site-Specific Artwork for Second Avenue Subway

05/15/2012

Subway Chuck Close

The troubled <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/taking-the-subway-saves-new-yorkers-14k-every-year/" target="_blank">Second Avenue Subway</a> line might be taking forever to complete, but at least we know that when it's finally done, it'll be done in style. <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/mta-introduces-reusable-unlimited-metrocards-cuts-down-on-waste/" target="_blank">MTA</a>’s Arts for Transit will be calling in some heavy art world hitters to adorn the line's stations - <a href="http://www.chuckclose.com/" target="_blank">Chuck Close</a> will be creating a giant work of mosaics, and sculptor <a href="http://www.sarahsze.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Sze</a> will build a massive installation of ceramic tiles. Four stations in total will be getting the arty treatment, with a budget of $5 million.

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Subway Sara Sze

The troubled <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/taking-the-subway-saves-new-yorkers-14k-every-year/" target="_blank">Second Avenue Subway</a> line might be taking forever to complete, but at least we know that when it's finally done, it'll be done in style. <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/mta-introduces-reusable-unlimited-metrocards-cuts-down-on-waste/" target="_blank">MTA</a>’s Arts for Transit will be calling in some heavy art world hitters to adorn the line's stations - <a href="http://www.chuckclose.com/" target="_blank">Chuck Close</a> will be creating a giant work of mosaics, and sculptor <a href="http://www.sarahsze.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Sze</a> will build a massive installation of ceramic tiles. Four stations in total will be getting the arty treatment, with a budget of $5 million.

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2nd Ave Subway Art

The troubled <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/taking-the-subway-saves-new-yorkers-14k-every-year/" target="_blank">Second Avenue Subway</a> line might be taking forever to complete, but at least we know that when it's finally done, it'll be done in style. <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/mta-introduces-reusable-unlimited-metrocards-cuts-down-on-waste/" target="_blank">MTA</a>’s Arts for Transit will be calling in some heavy art world hitters to adorn the line's stations - <a href="http://www.chuckclose.com/" target="_blank">Chuck Close</a> will be creating a giant work of mosaics, and sculptor <a href="http://www.sarahsze.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Sze</a> will build a massive installation of ceramic tiles. Four stations in total will be getting the arty treatment, with a budget of $5 million.

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Subway Art

The troubled <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/taking-the-subway-saves-new-yorkers-14k-every-year/" target="_blank">Second Avenue Subway</a> line might be taking forever to complete, but at least we know that when it's finally done, it'll be done in style. <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/mta-introduces-reusable-unlimited-metrocards-cuts-down-on-waste/" target="_blank">MTA</a>’s Arts for Transit will be calling in some heavy art world hitters to adorn the line's stations - <a href="http://www.chuckclose.com/" target="_blank">Chuck Close</a> will be creating a giant work of mosaics, and sculptor <a href="http://www.sarahsze.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Sze</a> will build a massive installation of ceramic tiles. Four stations in total will be getting the arty treatment, with a budget of $5 million.

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Subway Chuck Close

The troubled Second Avenue Subway line might be taking forever to complete, but at least we know that when it's finally done, it'll be done in style. MTA’s Arts for Transit will be calling in some heavy art world hitters to adorn the line's stations - Chuck Close will be creating a giant work of mosaics, and sculptor Sarah Sze will build a massive installation of ceramic tiles. Four stations in total will be getting the arty treatment, with a budget of $5 million.

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