This Hardcover Book item from Monacelli was reviewed on 3-Nov-2008.
Search ISBN:1580931731 offer from Abebooks or used books from Alibris. Along the Way: MTA Arts for Transit Reference Book. Classifications : United States Regional History & Criticism Arts & Photography Subjects Books General Exhibition Catalogs Museums Museums & Collections Arts & Photography Subjects Books General Museums & Collections A . Click the following link to view the cover of Along the Way: MTA Arts for Transit. Related topics: United States. Regional. History & Criticism. Arts & Photography. Subjects. Books. General. Exhibition Catalogs. Museums. Arts & Photography. requestid: 83e2bb97-ba3b-4be9-9464-85c148aa6911
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1) Hardcover Book Along the Way: MTA Arts for Transit by Monacelli. A much desired book, this "manual" is a colorful, handsome guide to the art in New York´s subway system as well as train service into the city from various geographical locations. Copy is an excellent introduction to the artists who created the art, and photos give a teasing glimpse of the art itself. Value may have been elevated with more photos, but that is a minor carp!
¤ 2) Hardcover Book Along the Way: MTA Arts for Transit by Monacelli. Along the Way is a tour through New York´s underground museum of contemporary art, works commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit for the subway system and commuter rail lines. Vivid murals by Roy Lichtenstein and Romare Bearden convey the energy of Times Square, while Robert Wilson´s Coney Island Baby captures the festive spirit of the city´s playland. Currently underway are a photographic installation by Mike and Doug Starn at the new Fulton Street Transit Center and a large-scale ceramic wall drawing by Sol LeWitt at Columbus Circle.
Initiated in 1985, this collection of site-specific public art now encompasses more than 150 pieces in mosaic, terra-cotta, bronze, faceted glass, and mixed media. The program takes its cue from the original mandate that the subways be designed, constructed, and maintained with a view to the beauty of their appearance, as well as to their efficiency. Arts for Transit is committed to the preservation and restoration of the original ornament of the system and to commissioning new works that exemplify the principles of public art, relating directly to the places in which they are installed and the community around them.¤ Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 1-Dec-2008, 15809317319781580931731, 010-690-441-311-9X1-0X1-SQB-8 
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