#ricogatson

The #PoetryInMotion program pairs poems selected with our partner Poetry Society of America and art from #MTAArts permanent collection. This week two new poems join the collection, including poem by Audre Lorde with artwork from @ricogatson’s "Beacons" (2019) at the 167 St (B,D) station in the Bronx. A complete guide to Poetry in Motion is always available online: http://web.mta.info/mta/aft/poetry/guide.html

We’re Honored!  We are thrilled and proud that Americans for the Arts Public Art Network has named new #MTAArts projects as among the 50 best public art produced in the country! Congratulations to the artists on their beautiful work: 

Firelei Baez for “Ciguapa Antellana, me llamo sueño de la madrugada. (who more sci-fi than us)” (2018), Glass mosaic fabricated by Mayer of Munich, at 163 Street-Amsterdam Av (C)

Ann Hamilton for “CHORUS” (2018), marble mosaic fabricated by Mayer of Munich, at WTC Cortlandt Street (1)

Rico Gatson for “Beacons” (2018), glass mosaic fabricated Miotto Mosaics, at 167th Street (B/D)

Four laminated glass projects on the Astoria N/W line:

Diane Carr for “Outlook” (2018), laminated glass fabricated by Glasmaleri Peters, at Broadway

Sarah Morris for “Hellion Equilibrium” (2018), laminated glass fabricated by Glassworks, at 39 Av-Dutch Kills

Maureen McQuillan for “Crystal Blue Persuasion” (2018), laminated glass fabricated by Depp Glass, at 36th Avenue

Today we celebrate the legendary Audre Lorde - writer, feminist and civil rights activist, who inspires thousands of commuters daily when passing through the 167 Street (B/D) station in the Bronx in Rico Gatson’s mosaic “Beacons” (2018). Tonight, The Audre Lorde Project is celebrating Audre Lorde’s lasting legacy on the occasion of her 85th birthday, while honoring the LGBTSTGNC Communities of Color in New York. The celebration is free! https://alp.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=142

“The hottest place to see new art lately has been in the subway” - Today’s Metro New York cover story on #MTAArts!