{"product_id":"contemporary-art-underground","title":"Contemporary Art Underground","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eContemporary Art Underground \u003c\/em\u003einvites us to see extraordinary beauty in the mundane.’ – \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA celebration of more than 100 major public art commissions throughout the New York transit system.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore New York City's 24-hour Art Museum!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eContemporary Art Underground\u003c\/em\u003e presents more than 100 permanent projects completed between 2015 and 2023 by MTA Arts \u0026amp; Design. This ground-breaking program of site-specific projects by a broad spectrum of well-known and emerging contemporary artists has helped to create a sense of character and place at subway and commuter rail stations throughout the MTA system. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong the featured artists are Yayoi Kusama, Kiki Smith, Nick Cave, Ann Hamilton, Xenobia Bailey, Jim Hodges, Alex Katz, Sarah Sze, and Vik Muniz. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf special interest is the discussion of fabricating and transposing the artist’s rendering or model into mosaic, glass, or metal, the materials that can survive in the transit environment. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehis is the definitive survey of the latest works of the internationally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eProduct Details: \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003eBy \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSandra Bloodworth, Cheryl Hageman, Hilarie M. Sheets\u003c\/span\u003e \u0026amp; Phaidon Editors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan\u003e9781580936422\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003ePublished: Apr. 24, 2024 by Phaidon Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003ePages: 264, Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003eDimensions: \u003cspan\u003e10.04\" x 1.06\" x 11.46\" inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003eWeight: 4.11 lbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAbout the Authors:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSandra Bloodworth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis director of MTA Arts \u0026amp; Design and the principal author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAlong the Way\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York’s Underground Art Museum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Under her leadership, MTA Arts \u0026amp; Design has gained renown in the field of public transportation by creating a collection of nearly 400 public artworks. Bloodworth is the recipient of numerous awards including the Sloan Public Service Award and the Gari Melchers Award from the Artist’s Fellowship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCheryl Hageman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is deputy director of MTA Arts \u0026amp; Design, responsible for commissioning new projects and maintaining the permanent art collection throughout the MTA system. She has applied an in-depth knowledge of materials and fabrication to produce and care for award-winning artworks during her two decades as an arts administrator.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHilarie M. Sheets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e writes frequently on public art for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eArt Newspaper\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phaidon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44814588706861,"sku":null,"price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/PHD-Contemporary_Art_Underground.png?v=1775659927","url":"https:\/\/designshop.aia.org\/products\/contemporary-art-underground","provider":"AIA Design Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}