NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Whitney Museum of American Artwork have partnered as much as carry extra a creative really feel to New York Metropolis subway stations.
The 2 organizations introduced the “Making It Right here: New York and the Whitney Biennial” ” undertaking on Friday, which can enable artists related to the Whitney’s Biennial 2024 celebration to rework three subway stations right into a museum by the rails.
The Whitney exhibition is put in at three stations — W 4th Avenue station, Jay Avenue-MetroTech station and Fordham Street station.
“Working with the Whitney and different organizations is a chance to construct cultural and neighborhood connections and enliven stations with particular installations and occasions,” mentioned MTA Arts & Design Director Sandra Bloodworth. “By means of this partnership and the MTA’s inventive strategy to revitalizing underutilized retail websites, we’re utilizing the ability of artwork to make these transit areas welcoming for our riders, which has been central to the Arts & Design staff’s mission for practically 40 years.”
Whitney officers added there are already 400 items of paintings within the system able to be into the stations.
“It is an opportunity for the Whitney to carry our assortment, art-making actions, in addition to our landmark Whitney exhibition within the Biennial out of the museum, out of the galleries and into the world’s busiest and most vibrant subway system,” mentioned Whitney Museum of American Artwork Deputy Director I.D. Aruede.
The MTA says much more artwork is coming, as they plan to announce different partnerships later this 12 months.
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