A few months ago, my daughter took me on a fascinating visit to the incredible new subway stations along the Q Train in New York City.
Be sure to click here to view a video about Second Ave Station, and hear the artist, Sarah Sze, talk about her intentions and her experience designing this new subway space!!
What a thrill to see how Sze incorporated floor-to-ceiling imagery of birds into the blue and white ‘landscape’ of the first station we visited!
Read more here and view more photos of the new, long-awaited Second Avenue subway line, “a three-stop extension of the Q line”, and see why its massive art installations have become a destination for locals and tourists alike.
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When I was a child, my father, who had briefly worked for the New York Transit Authority, I think in the 1940s, occasionally mentioned the would-be Second Avenue Subway that never was. He told us that money had been appropriated for it several times, and each time the dedicated money ended up disappearing. My father died in 2001, when probably almost everyone assumed the Second Avenue Subway would never get built.
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What a marvelous memory! From what I understand, that was a common perception. All of the stations are really a wonder to visit! Soon I’ll post about another one, with the Chuck Close and other giant portraits.
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The next time I visit New York I’ll have to check it out.
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What a pleasure it must be to take the trains on this line. Beautiful!
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There are two other new stations, also filled with remarkable works of art. Soon I’ll post about those as well!
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I look forward to that!
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Such a cool project! What a privilege to have experienced it with you!!
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I was so excited to experience it with YOU, Yaffa! You always share such special places with me ❤️
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Wow! Love her art work! This is how the subway stations should look life…uplifting 🙂
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This was certainly uplifting! I’m so glad my daughter brought me to see it! Watch for my post on the Q Train Portraits soon to see one of the other new stations.
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Will do!
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