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James Little's vibrant new artwork "Radiant Memories" (2020) brings a fresh aesthetic to the LIRR Jamaica station. Intricate layers of colored lines form flat gradated blocks of color in glass, creating a sense of animation as the light changes throughout the day. Glasmalerei Peters Studios translated Little's meticulous paintings onto large glass panels using multiple layers of airbrushed and hand-painted colored enamels and silver stains, as well as hand-cut stencils. Composed of 33 laminated glass panels, within the enclosure that connects the new Brooklyn-bound platform with the JFK AirTrain, central LIRR passage and a portal bridge at the west end of the platform, "Radiant Memories" is #MTAArts largest installation on Long Island.

Photos: 1,3-5,7 by Sophia Little; 2,6 by Trent Reeves for MTA

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We’d like to be the first to wish a happy 92nd birthday to artist Alex Katz, born on July 24, 1927 in New York City! We’re celebrating his newly installed artwork “Metropolitan Faces” at the 57th Street (F) station in Manhattan. “Metropolitan Faces” incorporates Katz’s iconic brightly colored and bold portraits and flowers rendered with an economy of detail in his signature style. Nineteen hand painted large glass panels (fabricated by Glasmaleri Peters) fill the station with light and color through the faces that reflect those of commuters, while his lush floral compositions are a nod to nearby Central Park. Commenting on the public permanent installation, the artist and subway rider said, “It is a privilege to make art for all people”. The lengthy station mezzanine, constructed in the late 1960’s, provides a unique setting within the subway system to see art. The series of paintings are set within cast stone panels that line the station walls, becoming part of the city’s art infrastructure. 

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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

Stephen Westfall for “Perasma I & II; Dappleganger” (2018), laminated glass fabricated by Depp Glass, at 30th Avenue