The Arts in NYC 2010

My favorite art piece from the MTA Art Transit Tour was definitely the Roy Lichtenstein at 42nd st Times Square. I’ve always enjoyed his work and it’s parody of Pop Culture. It is also very appealing to me on an aesthetic level. I also enjoy this work because it is something that you have to see by looking around out of your normal sight path. Most people zoom through 42nd st, their sole thought being to get where they are going. There isn’t anything necessarily wrong with this, but it definitely goes to show what you can find just by taking the time to look around and pay attention.

I would have to agree with most everyone else that Samm Kunce’s “Under Bryant Park” was the best example of site specificity. Most people don’t think about the fact that they are actually underground when in a subway station, but the expansive images of roots and nature were both aesthetically pleasing and a poignant reminder of what New York City’s heavily industrial nature often discards.