New mural adorns Grand Concourse subway station
MTA Arts and Design has unveiled
Day Into Night Into Day, a new mosaic
artwork by artist Amy Pryor at the 138
Street Grand Concourse station in the
Bronx.
Prominently featured on the downtown
stair landing wall between the
mezzanine entrance and the southbound
platform, a 10-foot by 10-foot
mosaic welcomes commuters into the
station. Four additional murals are located
on the station’s platforms.
“In many ways, Day Into Night Into
Day parallels the daily journeys taken
by travelers through the station to and
from the Mott Haven neighborhood,”
Sarah Bloodworth, director of MTA
Arts and Design said. “Amy’s rendering
of the rising and setting of the sun
highlights the cosmic energy involved
in determining the length of our days
and nights. The sparkling surfaces
of the mosaics bring a contemplative
spirit into the station, reminding us
that while the evening brings our day
to a close, every morning provides us
with a fresh start. The artwork captures
our imagination and adds a
burst of energy and a wave of tranquility
to the beginning and conclusion of
our travels.”
The series of mural-sized artworks
depict the shifting hours of daylight
and darkness over four seasons. Based
on a 24-hour clock and reminiscent of
pie charts, these works keep pace with
the round-the-clock commuter. Seasonal
sunrises, sunsets, night and daylight
hours are rendered in a spectrum
of associated colors. In addition, these
prismatic markers of time are overlaid
with charts of the stars that are only
rarely visible in the Bronx.
“The ten-foot square mosaic on the
wall of the stairwell landing is divided
into quadrants,” Pryor said. “The top
left depicts the longest night of the year,
the winter solstice. The top
right represents the fi rst day
of spring, the vernal equinox,
nearly equal hours of
daylight and darkness. The
lower left is the summer solstice,
the longest day of the
year. The lower right is the
autumnal equinox, the fi rst
day of fall. The four circular
mosaics on the subway
platforms also represent the
winter solstice, vernal equinox,
summer solstice, and
autumnal equinox.”
Pryor worked with fabricator
Mayer of Munich who
translated the original artwork
and fabricated it into
mosaic murals. The artwork
design included various geometric
shapes and details
that made the fabrication a
challenge. The small stars
and mosaic background
were specially cut to match
up exactly and the patterns
were carefully aligned during
installation
-Bronx Times
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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, N 32 OV. 26-DEC. 2,2021 BTR
The new mural in the stairwell of the 138th Street Grand
Concourse station. Photos Argenis Apolinario
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