Even though I find a lot of his work somehow unapproachable on a
human level, encountering this Al Held mosaic was a pretty stunning
event...it kind of challenged my notion of complexity within the world
of mosaics. There could very well be about a million little tiles that
make up this piece. (51st- 53rd st. subway, NY)
Turns out there's a database for all NYC subway art, with 211 artists
represented...bringing to mind the Tokyo subway, where travelers
can collect commemorative stamps at some stations (just bring
a notebook, and stamp it with the custom-carved woodblock stamp
located at the end of the platform).
Perhaps this idea of take-it-home-with-you art could migrate
to US subways? It's got to be free, of course (like all the rest of it here...).
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