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The installation consists of four photographs that “capture the serendipity and poignancy of daily life.” Displayed on 22-foot-long wall panels, Douglas’ photographs feature live actors in period costume set amongst digitally recreated interiors of the demolished Penn Station.ġ March 1914and2 March 1914, from Penn Station’s Half Century, 2020 Ceramic ink on glass. Stan Douglas’ photo series, Penn Station’s Half Century covers 80 feet of the waiting room wall. Designed by the Rockewell Group, this waiting area features wooden seating and light fixtures inspired by the original McKim, Mead and White designed Penn Station. The final permanent installation can be found in the Ticketing Room, next to the sun-soaked atrium. Courtesy of the artist, Victoria Miro and David Zwirner. One of nine photographic panels from Penn Station’s Half Century Commissioned by Empire State Development in partnership with Public Art Fund for Moynihan Train Hall ©Stan Douglas. Go is the first permanent, site-specific installation in glass created by Wiley, who is most famous for his portrait of President Barack Obama.Ģ2 April 1924 and 7 August 1934, from Penn Station’s Half Century, 2020 Ceramic ink on glass.

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The scene is framed by metalwork which takes cues from the historic metalwork found around the windows of the station.

This contemporary imagery is painted using a technique associated with 18th-century master Giovanni Battista Tiepolo to create a “surrealist dreamscape that advances a narrative of buoyancy, possibility, and survival” says the Public Art Fund. In crop tops, Nike sneakers, hoodies and tracksuits, Wiley’s subjects joyously float through a sky filled with clouds, pigeons, and a jet plane. Image courtesy of the Artist, Sean Kelly, New York, Empire State Development and Public Art Fund, NY An original work of art commissioned by Empire State Development in partnership with Public Art Fund for Moynihan Train Hall. The subjects are in poses inspired by the movement of break-dancing, a dance style that originated on the streets of New York City. Instead of seeing winged-cherubs, saints, and people in togas like you might expect in a European fresco, Wiley populates his paintings with young Black New Yorkers in contemporary clothing. Wiley, known for taking well-known styles and pieces of art and giving them a modern twist, takes this classical painting style and mixes it with modern Black culture in New York City. The site-specific installation is a backlit, hand-painted, stained-glass triptych inspired by 18th-century European ceiling frescoes. Keep looking up and you will discover Kehinde Wiley’s Go at Moynihan’s 33rd Street midblock entrance. The hybrid of fictional and abstract buildings from around the world show that all cities of the world are connected. The Hive compares the human-built cityscape to the complex and ever-changing architecture of a beehive, suggesting that cities too are constantly evolving. The comparison is intentional and meant to symbolize the evolution of human shelter from cave dwellings to the sprawling urban cities we have today. The illuminated stainless steel and aluminum structures hang from the ceiling like stalactites. Elmgreen and Dragset have populated their fictional metropolis with buildings of their own creation and distilled versions of global landmarks.

Created by the artist duo of Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset, The Hive is a fantastical inverted cityscape inspired by iconic buildings of cities around the world including New York, Chicago, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, London, and Paris. The first piece that greets you as you enter Moynihan Train Hall’s 31st Street entrance is The Hive. You can see the art and explore Moynihan Train Hall on one of our upcoming Remnants of Penn Station walking tours.Įlmgreen & Dragset, The Hive, 2020 Stainless steel, aluminum, polycarbonate, LED lights, and lacquer Commissioned by Empire State Development in partnership with Public Art Fund for Moynihan Train HallPhoto: Nicholas Knight, courtesy Empire State Development and Public Art Fund, NY The station’s public art program, commissioned by Empire State Development and developed by the Public Art Fund, includes three new site-specific installations, from world-famous artists, that carry out the station’s theme of mixing the old with the new. Opened in 1912, the building has been transformed into a modern transit hub fit for 21st-century travelers. Farley Post Office, the new station serves as an extension of Penn Station for Long Island Railroad and Amtrak commuters.

The best of New York City’s past and an ambitious vision for its future are embodied in the architecture and art installations of the new Moynihan Train Hall.

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