Closing Bell: MoMA Takes Over Atlantic-Pacific Station
Starting today through March 15, described as “a gift to the city’s subway riders”, MoMA takes over the Atlantic Avenue/Pacific Street subway station. MoMA has lined the station with reproductions of over 50 works of art in their collection. So 24/7 you can see works by Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh, Charles Eames, Cindy Sherman,…
Starting today through March 15, described as “a gift to the city’s subway riders”, MoMA takes over the Atlantic Avenue/Pacific Street subway station. MoMA has lined the station with reproductions of over 50 works of art in their collection. So 24/7 you can see works by Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh, Charles Eames, Cindy Sherman, Andy Warhol, and others. Why the free show? As per their website, “it’s a reminder that the real MoMA is only a short ride away.”
The Tom Otterness (I think I got the sculptor’s name right) sculptures at 14th and 8th are really neat.
I like this project – what’s the harm, right?
I love the WPA-style mosaics at the 36th Street BMT station. My kids like the sculptures at 8th Ave and 14th Street, but the 72nd Street/Museum of Natural History station is hard to beat.
^ cheeze it’s. BBOTD post away!?!? (bitter better of the day?)? seriously. your post was ridiculous.
*rob*
Am I imagining this, but are Manhattan stations routinely more art filled than any in Brooklyn?!
It would have been very nice had the MTA included new, commissioned mosaics and such one sees in the Manhattan stations when they redid the station in questions. The big, ugly granite staircase/waste of money does not count.
Yes, the Atlantic Avenue/Pacific Street Station is much, much nicer than it was before (it was a safety hazard at rush hours with such narrow halls…horrible), but it is still very drab in the big main hall under the 4/5/2/3 and the white mercury lighting reminds me of a high school gym or parking garage. It is pretty hard on the eyes.
There is little visual relief. I don’t think MoMA’s ads are really a big deal solution…how are ads a gift to the riders who are a captive audience. What? I’m getting a gift to be asked to come spend $20 to get into that lousy train station of a museum? I guess the Atlantic/Pacific Station is a good, though most likely unintentional, reference to the feeling of the current MoMA incarnation.
Thank goodness the husband unit is a museum staffer so we get into all museums for free. I would be very much annoyed to give MoMA a dime…for many reasons I won’t go into here.
MS BG
So why is this temporary….what a waste. Why couldn’t the MTA get MOMA to create permanent repros of their art and display them as an ad for the museum?
Maybe MTA should go on a tour of Paris metro stations, particularly the Louvre.
Cool.
***Bid half off peak comps***
plus the mta can use the money and the moma needs the visitors.. so it’s a win win situation. it’s kinda cool actually.
*r*