Underground

These set of colours mean a lot to Londoners:

It’s a piece from Art on the Underground. They’ve been commissioning temporary artworks for London’s tube system since 2000. Their main space is a disused platform at Gloucester Road underground station:

They’ve got a new plan: to commission permanent installations throughout the system. About time too. The New York Subway has been doing this for years. I enjoyed the following two:

Bronze figures playing on the platforms More pictures from the same installation.

Walls slid to reveal mosaics More pictures from the same installation.