Art under the city

Under the Arch

Art under the city

A look at various artworks scattered across New York City’s subway stations.

 

Meera Gupta, Sophia Rivera-Korver and Kaleo Zhu | October 6, 2025

“A Message of Love, Directly from My Heart unto the Universe” (2022), by Yayoi Kusama — Grand Central Madison (Sophia Rivera-Korver for WSN)

Wild Things” (2024), by Fred Tomaselli — 14th Street Station Complex

(Meera Gupta for WSN)
(Meera Gupta for WSN)

Life Underground” (2001), by Tom Otterness — 14th Street-Seventh Avenue

(Meera Gupta for WSN)
(Sophia Rivera-Korver for WSN)
(Sophia Rivera-Korver for WSN)
(Sophia Rivera-Korver for WSN)
(Meera Gupta for WSN)
(Sophia Rivera-Korver for WSN)

Revelers” (2008), by Jane Dickson — Times Square-42nd Street

(Meera Gupta for WSN)
(Meera Gupta for WSN)
(Meera Gupta for WSN)
(Meera Gupta for WSN)
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Carrying On” (2004), by Janet Zweig and Edward Del Rosario — Prince Street

(Kaleo Zhu for WSN)
(Kaleo Zhu for WSN)
(Kaleo Zhu for WSN)
(Kaleo Zhu for WSN)

For Want of a Nail” (2000), by Arts for Transit Collaborative — 81st Street-Museum of Natural History

(Kaleo Zhu for WSN)
(Kaleo Zhu for WSN)
(Kaleo Zhu for WSN)
(Kaleo Zhu for WSN)
(Kaleo Zhu for WSN)
(Kaleo Zhu for WSN)
(Kaleo Zhu for WSN)
(Kaleo Zhu for WSN)

Contact Meera Gupta, Sophia Rivera-Korver and Kaleo Zhu at [email protected].